FOI applications - Jewish Board of Deputies

Question

In Question Time on 3 September 2025, the Prime Minister spoke about anonymous FOI applications, declaring that "the Jewish community, including the Jewish Board of Deputies, have made representations about the some of the FOI applications that go to security, for example, around Jewish synagogues, Jewish schools and other areas as well." 1. Has the Jewish Board of Deputies made representations to the government about FOI requests? a. If yes: i. On what date/s? ii. What was the substance of these representations? iii. Provide any documentary record of these representations. iv. Why was the Jewish Board of Deputies unaware of these representations that they supposedly made?

Answer

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Documents

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