The Government has stated that the purpose of the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill 2019-21 is to “better protect the public from terrorism by strengthening the law which governs the sentencing, release and monitoring of terrorism offenders”. However, equalities and rights groups across the...
Following the removal of Lord Carlile as the Independent Reviewer of the PREVENT programme in December 2019, as a result of legal action launched by Rights Watch UK, the status of the review was left in disarray. However, the Government has recently launched an open competition to appoint the next...
Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) have questioned the decision to list Extinction Rebellion alongside extremist organisations within guidance it issued as part of its anti-radicalisation training under the PREVENT program. DCS Kath Barnes, the head of CTPSE, said: “I would like to...
A session for you to understand how the counter terrorism policy impacts your masjids and community centres. Hosted by Dr Fahid Qurashi, a researcher on the Prevent Strategy. The workshop will look at the following • The remit / role of local Prevent officers. • How Prevent accesses the Muslim...
Amidst existing criticisms of the Government’s counter-terrorism strategy as innately discriminatory and counterproductive, the latest revelation of a secret PREVENT database serves to compound such concerns. The counter-terror police have been compiling a database of thousands of PREVENT...
On the 12th of August 2019, the Home Office appointed Lord Carlile to carry out the much anticipated independent review of the UK’s controversial flagship counter-terrorism strategy, PREVENT. Upon his appointment, concerns were immediately raised regarding the neutrality of Carlile in leading...
Stand Up To Racism held a large scale conference in partnership with trade unions in order to shed light on discrimination that occurs within the workplace. MEND were invited to speak as part of the Prevent workshop to highlight its shortcomings within the workplace. The room was full with guests...
As a result of the amendments to the Counter-Terror and Border Security Bill proposed by the House of Lords, the Government has conceded to an independent review of the PREVENT strategy. This review follows sustained criticism of the strategy put forward by experts from across society, including...
The PREVENT strategy has once again come under scathing criticism, after it was revealed that it had inadvertently led to the flagging of an essay at the University of Reading that was listed as “essential” reading for a module and is widely considered to be a mainstream leftwing political...
The Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation (IRTL) has recommended that the police should review the impact of conducting large-scale investigation on communities. The recommendation comes as part of Max Hill QC’s, terror legislation watchdog since 1st March 2017, final report as part his...
