International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

Request

1.) Has the council formally adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism, including all 11 of the definition's examples?

 

2.) If the answer to question one is yes, in what year was the IHRA definition adopted? If the answer to question one is no, is the council considering adopting the definition, and what reason has been given for it not being adopted already?

Decision

 

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you. 

 

1.  The revised Diversity and Inclusion policy was published on the Council's website on 23rd June 2020

 

The current policy is here

 

https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/employment-policies/diversity-inclusion-policy/7

 

 

There is a link in the policy to the IHRA website which includes the definition and examples

 

2. It has been incorporated into our Diversity and Inclusion Policy which forms part of all employees terms and conditions of employment. The definition was adopted in June 2020.

 

Reference number
13671169
Date request received
8 September 2025
Date of decision
21 October 2025