A zero tolerance approach to Islamophobic and anti-Semitic abuse will be under discussion at a faith summit on Thursday 3 April.

The FA, The Premier League and the Metropolitan Police Service are meeting with the Board of Deputies of British Jews, the National Association of Muslim Police and around 100 invited delegates to discuss a united way forward to combat abuse.

Football already has stringent disciplinary processes for dealing with abuse, but it is suspected that often incidents go unreported. Faith leaders, community groups and the football authorities have been invited to attend the summit.

The FA will be represented by Simon Johnson (Director of Corporate Affairs) Lucy Faulkner (Equality Manager) and Chris Whalley (Head of Stadia, Safety & Security).

They will be joined by representatives of the PFA and Premier League, as well as Piara Powar from Kick it Out.

The FA is firmly committed to ensuring access to football – and progress within it – is available to people from every ethnic group.

But ensuring people from ethnic groups know how and where to get into football remains a massive and ongoing task. Rightly, this task falls to The FA, as the game’s governing body in this country.

However, our work to break down barriers isn’t just aimed at players – it’s equally directed at potential referees, administrators, coaches, volunteers and spectators.

Ultimately all our race equality work is focused on one ethos: using the positive power of football to create equal opportunities – for everyone and anyone – to enjoy the world’s greatest game.