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<p>The independent faith advisor's contract and payment terms were approved in the
usual way.</p><p>The call for evidence questionnaire has been published on gov.uk
page. The questions asked during interviews were not scripted.</p><p>In relation to
the call for evidence, a broad range of individuals and organisations submitted responses.</p><p>As
an Independent reviewer, Colin Bloom met with a with a wide range of stakeholders
- including charities, organisations, academics and other sectoral experts and key
individuals of all faiths and none - whom he deemed to have relevant insight into
particular themes relevant to his report. Given the sensitive issues covered in his
review, Colin Bloom was committed to preserving respondents' anonymity so they could
speak freely. While these anonymised sources and external analysis have informed the
review, the views and recommendations expressed are those of Mr Bloom.</p><p>As an
Independent reviewer, Colin Bloom was free to meet with any individuals or organisations
he chose to inform his review, with due consideration to existing official and Ministerial
level engagement and communications.</p><p>In line with previous practice, a further
breakdown of costings not be published.</p>
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