Publications
Note: From 8 May 2024, except where otherwise noted, where text in the publications below is described as copyright of the Inter Faith Network for the UK, it is now licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International License. Unless noted otherwise, the text of guest speakers’ presentations remains the copyright the speaker, and copyright of any other material (such as photographs) remains as shown in the publications. Where copyright of publications was jointly held by IFN and other organisations, they should now be treated as the copyright of the other organisations listed. A small number of publications below have other copyright notices - such as Crown Copyright. Those remain unchanged.
Faith and Community: A Good Practice Guide for Local Authorities
The Local Government Association in association with the Inter Faith Network.
Guidance on Community Cohesion
The Local Government Association in association with ODPM, Home Office, CRE and Inter Faith Network.
Local Authority Engagement with Faith Groups and Inter Faith Organisations
A survey of England and Wales. Produced in partnership between the Local Government Association and the Inter Faith Network.
Looking after one another: the safety and security of our faith communities
Practical pointers for responding jointly to attacks on places of worship; working for calm in times of tension; and working to build and strengthen good inter faith relations.
Partnership for the Common Good: Inter Faith Structures and Local Government
Good Practice Guidelines looking at some of the issues involved in working with, and helping establish, local inter faith initiatives.