Schools: Blasphemy

(asked on 20th March 2023) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the new blasphemy guidance being developed by the Home Office will be legally binding upon schools; how they are planning to make schools aware of their new responsibilities under this guidance; and how it will be enforced.


Answered by
Lord Sharpe of Epsom Portrait
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
This question was answered on 3rd April 2023

In response to recent incidents, the Government has been repeatedly clear that there is no blasphemy law in Great Britain.

There are currently no plans to develop new blasphemy guidance for schools.

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