"Anti-Muslim Hostility" Definition
Request
- Please confirm whether the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has contacted your organisation to ask if your organisation will be, or to advise that your organisation should, adopt the Government's "Anti-Muslim Hostility" Definition, which was published on 9 March 2026. (A Definition of Anti-Muslim Hostility - GOV.UK) (opens in a new tab)
- Please provide any correspondence between the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and your organisation regarding the Government's "Anti-Muslim Hostility" Definition, since 1 March 2026.
Response
Thank you for your request which has been processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
In your email you have requested the following information:
- Please confirm whether the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has contacted your organisation to ask if your organisation will be, or to advise that your organisation should, adopt the Government's "Anti-Muslim Hostility" Definition, which was published on 9 March 2026. (A Definition of Anti-Muslim Hostility - GOV.UK) (opens in a new tab)
- Please provide any correspondence between the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and your organisation regarding the Government's "Anti-Muslim Hostility" Definition, since 1 March 2026.
The Gambling Commission can confirm that no information is held falling within the scope of your request.
In order to be of assistance, please see a previous response to an FOI request concerning this matter published on our website, here: Non-Statutory Definition of Anti-Muslim Hostility. We can confirm that our position has not changed since this response was published.
Review of the decision
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Please note, internal review requests should be made within 40 working days of the initial response. Requests made outside this timeframe will not be processed.
If you are not content with the outcome of our review, you may then apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have already exhausted the review procedure provided by the Gambling Commission.
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