Summary
The Government plans to protect the nation from terrorist attacks by working with organisations at risk and providing support to people who could be influenced by extremist ideologies.
The report ‘Prevent Strategy’ (Cm. 8092) reviews the Prevent programme launched in 2007, which seeks to stop people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism in the UK and overseas. It is the preventative strand of the Government's counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST.
According to the report, the scheme that has been in place over the last four years has been ineffective and needs to change.
The report details plans for an improved counter-terrorism strategy through a better understanding of how terrorist groups operate.
Specifically, Prevent will aim to:
- respond to the ideological challenge of terrorism and the threats we face from those who promote it;
- stop people from being drawn into terrorism and ensure they are given appropriate advice and support; and
- work with sectors and institutions where there are risks of radicalisation which need to be addressed.
Funding will be required in three main areas: for local authority work in association with communities; policing; and work overseas. Both the Home Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) will provide funding for this work, of which will be reviewed on a regular basis.
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