Hindus were served Halal meals, Sikhs confused for Muslims, and Christians were wrongfully arrested because public sector workers don’t understand religious beliefs, a landmark review has found.
The 165-page report by the government’s faith adviser Colin Bloom is the most sweeping review of the government’s relationship with religion in a generation. The study, published on Wednesday after years of delays, found that civil servants lacked an understanding of religion and recommended that all public sector workers be given training.
