Question follow-through · 119825
Legal Systems: Islam
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s report entitled The independent review into the application of sharia law in England and Wales of February 2018, if she will take steps to conduct an assessment into
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 11 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 19 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s report entitled The independent review into the application of sharia law in England and Wales of February 2018, if she will take steps to conduct an assessment into
16 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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19 Mar 2026
Answer published
The independent review into the application of sharia law in England and Wales was published under the 2016 to 2018 May Conservative government.The Government is clear: Sharia law has no jurisdiction in England and Wales. Regardless of religious belief, w...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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