All-Party Parliamentary Group against Antisemitism

The All-Party Parliamentary Group against Antisemitism is a group in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The group exists to "To combat antisemitism and help develop and seek implementation of effective public policy to combat antisemitism".[1] The group's co-chairs are Catherine McKinnell MP (Labour) and Andrew Percy MP (Conservative) and the president is former Labour MP Lord Mann.[2]

The Group commissioned the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Antisemitism in 2005. The inquiry panel, chaired by former Europe Minister Denis MacShane MP, gathered written and oral evidence on antisemitism in Britain and published a report of their findings on 7 September 2006. The panel's recommendations included improved reporting and recording of antisemitic attacks; a crackdown on anti-Jewish activity on university campuses; and improved international co-operation to prevent the spread of racist material online.[3]

In 2012, John Mann MP commissioned an all-party parliamentary inquiry into electoral conduct, based on a recommendation from the antisemitism report of 2006. That inquiry panel was chaired by Natascha Engel MP and its report was published in October 2013.[4]

The Labour government responded to the Inquiry twice and the Coalition government has since responded for a third time. Secretariat to the group is provided by the PCAA Foundation.

References
  1. Official Register Of All-Party Groups in the UK Parliament
  2. "Group members". Antisemitism.org.uk/. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. All-Party Parliamentary Group against Antisemitism (UK) (September 2006). "Report of the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Antisemitism" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 22, 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2007.
  4. "Articles & Press Releases 2013 Electoral Conduct Inquiry". Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
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