Antisemitism in Local Authorities

London Borough of Merton

International Definition of Antisemitism

The Council has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism in full, including all of its examples.

The Definition was adopted by the Council on 12th September 2018. Adoption was formalised by the Cabinet on 12th November 2018.

This information was obtained after Campaign Against Antisemitism submitted a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 on 20th July 2021, to which the Council responded on 12th August 2021.

As part of its response, the Council provided minutes of a Council meeting on 12th September 2018 and minutes of the Cabinet meeting on 12th November 2018, which show that the Definition was adopted.

Incidents

No incidents relating to the Council’s officials or councillors have been reported to us, however we recognise that antisemitism is chronically underreported and it is possible that there are incidents that have not been reported. To report an incident, please contact us.