Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 50309
Legal Systems: Islam
Tabled: 6 May 2025
Answered: 14 May 2025
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ban Sharia courts.
Answer
Sarah SackmanThe Government has no plans to regulate or restrict religious processes (such as sharia courts) where all parties consent to those processes. This is consistent with Britain’s long history of freedom of worship and religious tolerance.Sharia Courts are no...
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