Ministers have u-turned on creating new blasphemy guidance, saying it WILL be drawn up but will be done by the Home Office.
A week ago, home secretary Suella Braverman said she would “work with” the Department for Education “to issue new guidance” after a school incident involving a Quran being damaged.
But the DfE then told Schools Week they “do not plan to issue additional guidance on managing blasphemy related incidents” saying current related guidance works.
When asked for clarity and whether it was drawing up guidance, the Home Office said the DfE was leading on the matter and they backed the education department’s comment.
