Antisemitism in Local Authorities

West Northamptonshire Council

The Council does not appear to have adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism.

The Council was established on 1st April 2021. It replaced Daventry District Council, Northampton Borough Council and South Northamptonshire Council (‘the former councils’)

In 2019, Campaign Against Antisemitism submitted requests to the former councils under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and it emerged that only South Northamptonshire Council adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism on 18th October 2017.

The Council has not adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism since it came into effect on 1st April 2021.

This information was obtained after Campaign Against Antisemitism submitted a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 on 10th May 2022, to which the Council responded on 17th May 2022.

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.