Over one
hundred written submissions were received from a variety of sources including government agencies, police forces, faith
groups, journalists and commentators, Jewish community organisations, academic institutions, international embassies, trade
unions, NGOs and other organisations and individuals. A full list of written submissions is available at the back of the report.
Here is a sample of Written Evidence Received
Four oral evidence sessions were held in Parliament at which the following
witnesses gave evidence:
6 February 2006
Henry Grunwald QC - President, Board of Deputies
Mark Gardner - Community Security Trust
Mitch Simmons and Jess Kosmin - Union of Jewish Students
Professor David Cesarani OBE - University of London
Steve Silver - Searchlight Magazine
Transcript from First Oral Evidence Session
13 February 2006
Rt Hon The Lord Goldsmith QC - Attorney General
Prof Gert Weisskirchen - Member of the Deutsche Bundestag and OSCE Rapporteur
Dr Brian Klug - Oxford University
Dr Paul Iganski - Essex University
Professor Robert Wistrich - Hebrew University
Transcript from Second Oral Evidence Session
27 February 2006
Paul Goggins MP - Parliamentary under-Secretary, Home Office
ACC Robert Beckley and DCS Dave Tucker - ACPO lead on Faith Issues
Commander Steve Allen - Metropolitan Police
Dr Jon Pike- Engage
Transcript from Third Oral Evidence Session
6
March 2006
Rt Hon Charles Clarke MP - Home Secretary
Trevor Phillips - Chair, Commission for Racial Equality
Sir Iqbal Sacranie - Secretary-General, Muslim Council of Britain
Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks
Transcript from Fourth Oral Evidence Session
Delegations from the panel visited Paris and Manchester with the aim of setting
the evidence in a broader UK and European context.
