Consultations & Submissions
The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) regularly submits responses to public consultations and publishes reports on key topics of relevance to British Muslim communities, based on discussion with MCB member organisations.
Our recent submissions and reports on various issues since 2002 can be downloaded below. In addition, click here to view British Muslim in Numbers Compendium 2026.
2026
- Jan 2026: Written Evidence to Lord Ken Macdonald’s Review of Public Order and Hate Crime Legislation
- Feb 2026: Written submission to the Work and Pensions Committee’s inquiry on young people not in employment, education or training (NEET)
- Mar 2026: Written submission to Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) consultation on updates to consumer standards and requirements
- May 2026: Written submission to Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) consultation “Growing Up in the Online World” on social media and AI chatbot usage restrictions.
2025
- Sep 2025 – Written Submission to Cabinet Office consultation on Strengthening Partnerships regarding Voluntary, Community and Faith-Based Sector (VCFS) and Emergency Responders (click here for PDF)
- Apr 2025 – Gendered Islamophobia – Written evidence to the Women & Equalities Committee [GIS0035]
- Apr 2025 – MCB written submission to the Independent Commission on Community & Cohesion – (www.livingwelltogether.org.uk)
- Jan 2025: Foreign Affairs Committee Inquiry into the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – Written Evidence Submission
- Jan 2025: Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Inquiry into Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms – Oral Evidence, Watch Video or Read Transcript
2023
MCB’s submission for the Women & Equalities Comittee has been published on their inquiry webpage:
- December 2023 – Inquiry on the rights of older people – Written evidence from the MCB to the Women & Equalities Committee [ROP0052]
2022
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2021
- 30 November 2021 – Centre for Media Monitoring’s Report: British Media’s Coverage of Muslims and Islam
- 12 November 2021 – 6-Step Guide to Eco-Friendly Mosques
- 20 October 2021 – 6-Step Guide to Keeping Mosques Safe & Secure
- 24 September 2021 – 5-Step Guide to Welcoming Refugees 2021
- 15 July 2021 – 8-Step Guide for Mosques to Safety Come out of Lockdown
- 27 May 2021 – Centre for Media Monitoring’s Report & Toolkit: Media Reporting on Palestine 2021
- 9 April 2021 – #SafeRamadan Guide 2021 (PDF)
- 4 March 2021 – Oral Evidence to Women and Equalities Committee Inquiry: Take up of the COVID-19 vaccines in BAME communities and women
- 2 March 2021 – Report: Defining Islamophobia: Comprehensive report amplifies what it is, what it isn’t and why it matters
2020
- 23 December 2020 – Submission to the Law Commission’s Summary Consultation on Hate Crime
- 30 October 2020 – Submission to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee Inquiry on the Xinjiang Detention Camps
- 10 November 2020 – Report: Together in Tribulation: British Muslims and the COVID-19 Pandemic
- 17 September 2020 – The Muslim Council of Britain: Progressive Interlocutor or Redundant Gatekeeper, Paper for Islam UK Centre, Cardiff University.
- 30 August 2020 – Centre for Media Monitoring’s Submission to APPG on British Muslims Inquiry on British Muslim response to COVID-19
- 24 August 2020 – Centre for Media Monitoring’s Report: How the British Media Reports Terrorism
- 5 August 2020 – Submission to the Women and Equalities Select Committee inquiry into the impact of COVID-19 on BAME people
- 29 July 2020 – Recommendations to the Labour Party on Kashmir
- 27 July 2020 – Submission to House of Lords Public Services Select Committee Lessons into Coronavirus inquiry
- 20 July 2020 – Briefing paper on Kashmir for Roundtable with the Labour Party
- 14 July 2020 – Submission to Low Pay Commission’s inquiry into 2021 minimum wage rates (Full Low Pay Commission 2020 report, click here)
- 30 June 2020 – Submission to Labour’s review into the impact of COVID-19 on BAME communities
- 30 June 2020 – Submission to Women and Equalities Select Committee inquiry into the impact of COVID-19 on people with protected characteristics
- 28 June 2020 – Submission to Home Office Protecting Places of Worship Consultation
- 4 June 2020 – 9-Step Guide to Mosques Re-opening Safely
- 20 May 2020 – Submission to Public Health England’s review into the impact of ethnicity on COVID-19
- 30 April 2020 – Centre for Media Monitoring’s Submission of Written Evidence to the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Religion in the Media for their Inquiry into Religious Literacy
- 27 April 2020 – Centre for Media Monitoring’s Submission of Evidence to the Lords Select Committee on the Future of Journalism
- 20 April 2020 – #RamadanAtHome 2020 Guide – Stay Home, Save Lives
- 15 April 2020 – Letter to the Home Office – Extension of Protecting Places of Worship Consultation (On 29 April, the consultation deadline was extended to 28 June 2020, full consultation information here.)
- 27 March 2020 – Centre for Media Monitoring’s Response to IPSO Editors Code Review
- 5 March 2020 – Submission to the Equality and Human Rights Commission on Islamophobia in the Conservative Party
- 5 March 2020 – Letter from The Law Society of England and Wales to Prime Minister Modi – detention of the President of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association. (The MCB’s Legal Affairs Committee has been working with The Law Society to raise the situation in Kashmir.)
- 31 January 2020 – Submission to the Mayor of London’s Manifesto Consultation – London Labour Party
2019
- 13 December 2019 – Written Evidence: Child Protection in Religious Organisations and Settings – Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse (IICSA)
- 23 October 2019 – Oral & Written Evidence on Two-child Benefit Limit – Work and Pensions Committee
- 28 August 2019 – Report: Elderly and End of Life Care for Muslims in the UK
- 9 July 2019 – Report: State of Media Reporting on Islam & Muslims
- 11 June 2019 – Oral Evidence on Islamophobia– Home Affairs Select Committee
- 11 June 2019 – Briefing to the Home Office – Amendments to the Places of Worship Protective Security Scheme – Home Office
- 28 May 2019 – Letter and submission to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) over Conservative Party Islamophobia.
- 27 January 2019 – Response to Home Affairs Select Committee – Call for Evidence on Islamophobia – Home Affairs Select Committee
2018
- 12 November 2018 – BBC Editorial Guidelines Consultation – BBC
- 5 November 2018 – Parliamentary Briefing – Independent Review of Prevent-Counter Terrorism and Border Security Bill – House of Lords
- 6 October 2018 – Speech – Secretary General Speech at Our Mosques Our Future Manchester Conference (BMHC, Manchester)
- 25 June 2018 – Report: Developing Better Mosques
- 15 June 2018 – Submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights on the Counter Terrorism & Border Security Bill
- 12 June 2018 – Death Certification Reforms – Government Response – Department of Health & Social Care)
- (Original MCB response here – June 2016)
- 8 June 2018 – Islamophobia Working Definition – APPG on British Muslims
- 5 June 2018 – Integrated Communities Strategy Green Paper – Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- 15 March 2018 – Report – Our Shared British Future
- 7 March 2018 – Speech – Secretary General Speech at MCB’s International Women’s Day event (Portcullis House, London)
- 20 January 2018 – Speech – Secretary General Speech at Inaugural Our Mosques Our Future Conference (Friends House, London)
2017
- December 2017 – Submission to the Citizens UK Commission on Islam, Participation and Public Life
- March 2017 – Response to Editors’ Code of Practice Committee consultation on revisions to the Editors’ Code of Practice
- February 2017 – Supplementary Evidence to HASC on Hate Crime and its Violent Consequences
2016
- December 2016 – Speech – Secretary General Speech to UK Security Expo (London Olympia)
- June 2016 – Department of Health Consultation Response – Death Certification Reform
- May 2016 – Response to the Nuffield Council on Bioethics with Respect to Genome Editing
- March 2016 – Response to Call For Written Evidence to the Public Bill Committee on the Investigatory Powers Bill
- March 2016 – Submission – Women and Equalities Committee’s Employment Opportunities for Muslims in the UK Inquiry
- February 2016 – The Impact of Prevent on Muslim Communities – A briefing to the Labour Party on how British Muslim Communities are affected by Counter-Extremism Policies
- January 2016 – Submission to Casey Review – ‘Bringing Britain Together as One Nation’
- January 2016 – Submission to Department of Education – Out of Hours School Settings
- 2015-16 – Muslim Statistics: Briefing Papers
Pre-2015 Archive
- Report – British Muslims in Numbers – 2015
- Speech – British Values to the 100 Group conference – 2015
- MCB Student Alternative Finance Consultation – 2014
- Submission to the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Funerals and Bereavement’s inquiry into delays between death and the burial or cremation of the deceased – June 2014
- Report – The Muslim Pound – 2013
- Submission – Records of Hate Crimes – 2011
- Submission – MCB Lords Reform – 2011
- Submission – MCB – Prevent – 2009
- Report – Remembering the Brave – 2009
- Submission – Party Parliamentary Enquiry – 2008
- Response to CLG’s consultation ‘Face to Face and Side by Side’ – 2008
- Response to The Conservative Party’s Group on National and International Security, ‘Uniting the Country’ – 2007
- TUC Vulnerable Workers Consultation – 2007
- Response to Proposal for a Single Equality Bill – 2007
- Submission – Religious Offences Bill – 2006
- MCB Response ODPM Consultation – 2006
- Response to the Consultation Paper from the ODPM – 2006
- Response – Healthcare Commission’s Consultation Process – 2005
- Response to the Consultation Paper ‘Forced Marriage – a wrong not a right’ – 2005
- Response to the BBC Governance Unit’s Israeli-Palestinian Impartiality Review – 2005
- Response to the Government’s consultation paper on “Preventing Extremism Together – Places of Worship” – 2005
- Response to ONS Consultation ‘The 2011 Census: Initial view on content for England & Wales’ – 2005
- Report – Muslims in the Workplace – A Good Practice Guide for Employers and Employees – 2005
- Response – MCB Ofcom – 2004
- Consultation – OFCOM – 2004
- Submission – Fairness for All – 2004
- Response to Government Discussion Paper: Counter-Terrorism Powers – 2004
- Response to the Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) – 2004
- Response to the Consultation Paper on Entitlement Cards & Identify Fraud – 2004
- Response to the Home Office paper on the Government’s Race Equality Strategy – 2003
- Response – Religion Scoping Report – 2002
- Submission – Select Committee on Religious Offence – 2002
- Submission to the House of Lords Select Committee (Religious Offences Bill) – 2002