Home Affairs - Sixth Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 22 March 2005.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

The Committee's inquiry

2 Community relations: existing problems and policies

The Cantle report

Report of the Ministerial Group on Public Order

Developments in policy on community relations

The Community Cohesion Panel report

The ODPM Select Committee report

Current government policy

Regional Development Agencies

Asylum in the United Kingdom

Policing

3 Developments since 9/11

Terrorism-related incidents in the United Kingdom

International terrorist incidents involving Britain and the EU

New anti-terrorism powers

The legislation

Part 4 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001: detention and control orders

The use of these powers

Stops and searches

Arrests under the Terrorism Act

Racially and religiously motivated crimes

4 Britain's communities and community relations

Minorities in the United Kingdom

British Muslims: a disadvantaged community?

Have community relations got worse?

Islamophobia

Anti-Semitism

Other issues

The Neasden Hindu Temple

The situation in other countries

France

The Netherlands

5 Central and local Government

Schools and young people

Local communities and local leadership

Other local councils in Britain and abroad

Tackling difficult issues on the local level

Community relations and inter-faith dialogue

Role models

British Muslims: identity and diversity

6 Use of the anti-terrorism powers

Stops and searches

Detention before release without charge

Arrests under the Terrorism Act

Relations between the police and minorities

7 Tackling international terrorism, building cohesive communities

The Government's anti-terrorism strategy

Extremism

Identity

8 The media

Coverage of terrorism and minority issues

Local and national media

Broadcast and print media

What the media said

The importance of language

Is there a Government media management strategy?

Incitement to religious hatred

9 Overall conclusions

Conclusions and recommendations

Appendix: Official guidance on the Terrorism Act

Formal minutes

Witnesses

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

Written evidence (HC165-II Volume II)

Tuesday 9 November 2004

Tuesday 16 November 2004

Tuesday 14 December 2004

Tuesday 11 January 2005

Tuesday 25 January 2005

Thursday 10 February 2005

Tuesday 1 March 2005

List of written evidence

Written evidence

Reports from the Home Affairs Committee since 2001

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Prepared 6 April 2005