# Publish a yearly State of Extremism report

> “In “Protecting What Matters”, our social cohesion plan, we set out a range of measures to tackle this threat, including banning those who seek to come to this country to spread hatred, and committing to publishing an annual “State of Extremism” report, which will identify the threats we face and, crucially, equip frontline professionals to counter them.”
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> — Shabana Mahmood, Home Secretary, Labour Party; Commons statement, 12 October 2026

- **Status:** Promised
- **Status ladder:** Promised → In plan → Legislated → Funded → Delivering → Delivered
- **Policy area:** [Police, courts, prisons](https://ledgergov.uk/promises/area/police-courts-and-prisons)
- **Speaker:** [Shabana Mahmood](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/shabana-mahmood), Home Secretary
- **Party:** [Labour Party](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/labour)
- **Made on:** 12 October 2026
- **Where:** Commons statement
- **Cost a year:** No costing published
- **Who it affects:** Frontline professionals such as teachers, doctors and police, and the public
- **When:** Every year (first report not dated)
- **Paid for by:** Not stated when it was announced
- **Quote source:** https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2026-10-12/debates/BAD9E091-76DE-478A-AD67-00B68C6E7FEE/NationalSecurity (checked word for word on 13 October 2026; Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
- **Last updated:** 13 October 2026
- **Card:** https://ledgergov.uk/promise/uk-state-of-extremism-report-2026

## Where it stands

The commitment comes from Protecting What Matters, the government's social cohesion plan; the Home Secretary repeated it to the Commons on 12 October 2026. The report is to identify the threats the country faces and help frontline professionals counter them. No date for the first report has been given.

## Timeline

- 12 October 2026, Promised: The Home Secretary repeats the commitment in the social cohesion plan to publish a State of Extremism report every year

## About the cost

No cost has been published.

## Sources

- [Hansard, House of Commons, 12 Oct 2026: National Security (Home Secretary's statement)](https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2026-10-12/debates/BAD9E091-76DE-478A-AD67-00B68C6E7FEE/NationalSecurity)

## Checks

- Checked automatically by AI Journalist, not yet verified by an editor.
- Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 13 October 2026.

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