A Home Office Minister has confirmed the government has no plans for a national register of faith leaders.
Last month, the Sunday Telegraph said it had seen a leaked document which suggested priests, rabbis and imams would have to sign up to a list as part of plans to tackle extremism.
The newspaper said the register would be compulsory and "require all faiths to maintain a national register of faith leaders" and that the government will "set out the minimum level of training and checks" that faith leaders will have to go through.
Responding to the article, a spokesperson from the Catholic Church said that it had not been consulted on the proposals and another anonymous source said the proposals would be "firmly resisted".
The issue was raised in a written question by UKIP MP Douglas Carswell.
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