Investigation into the Labour Party
Our action
We investigated allegations of antisemitism in the Labour Party.
We looked at:
- whether the Labour Party had committed unlawful acts, through the actions of its employees or agents
- whether the Party had handled antisemitism complaints in a lawful, efficient and effective way
- whether the Rule Book and the Party’s complaint handling processes had enabled or could enable it to deal with antisemitism complaints efficiently and effectively, including whether appropriate sanctions had been or could be applied
- the steps taken by the Party to implement the recommendations made in the Chakrabarti, Royall and Home Affairs Select Committee reports
What this covered
Why were we involved
We contacted the Labour Party after receiving a number of complaints about allegations of antisemitism in the Party.
We considered the Labour Party’s response carefully and opened a formal investigation using our powers under the Equality Act.
The result
Our investigation found that the Labour Party has committed unlawful acts.
We published a report about our findings, including our recommendations for change.
The Labour Party is now legally obliged to draft an action plan to tackle the unlawful act findings we made. This should be based on our recommendations.
Once the action plan is agreed, we will continue to monitor it. If the Labour Party fails to live up to its commitments in the legally binding action plan, then we may take enforcement action.
Read the report
Antisemitism in the Labour Party investigation report
We used our legal powers to investigate allegations of antisemitism in the Labour Party. This report sets out our findings and our recommendations for change.