Written Question·Home Office·UIN 10527
Religious Freedom
Tabled: 22 October 2024
Answered: 30 October 2024
Question
Carla Lockhart
Democratic Unionist Party — Upper Bann
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance she has issued to police forces on ensuring that their methods of assessing silent prayer respect individuals' rights to freedom of (a) thought, (b) conscience and (c) religion.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonThe Home Office has not issued any guidance to police forces on the topic of silent prayer.The College of Policing have primary responsibility for publishing police guidance and are operationally independent from Government.