{"value":{"id":1912331,"askingMemberId":4872,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-06-04T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-06-08T00:00:00","uin":"6854","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy of on considering written representations to its consultations or calls for evidence from an individual or organisation subject to a policy of non-engagement under the 2024 engagement principles.","answeringBodyId":1,"answeringBodyName":"Home Office","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":491,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-06-19T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>It is up to each department to carry out due diligence when choosing to engage with any organisation or individual and, if asked, we will advise and share information to help others inform their decisions. As announced in the <em>Protecting What Matters</em> publication 0n 9 March 2026, we are currently updating and embedding the 2024 engagement principles which will assist public bodies to not confer legitimacy, funding or influence on extremist groups.</p><p>We will also publish an annual ‘State of Extremism’ report which will arm frontline, public sector workers with the information they need to identify and confront extremism in the UK.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Home Office: Public Consultation","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1912331","method":"GET"}]}