The current threat to the UK in respect of preventing terrorism.
About this Event

This PREVENT awareness session, reflects the recommendations that were made by Sir William Shawcross in his Independent review of PREVENT, released on the 08/02/2023 and the responses made to it in the House of Commons, by Suella Braverman on the same day.

There were 34 recommendations made in the report and HM Government has agreed that work should be undertaken to implement them all.

The session will explain the objectives of the Governments Counter Terrorism “Contest Strategy” and how and where the work carried out within the PREVENT strand fits in to it.

It will highlight the differences between Terrorism and Extremism, explain the current terror threat level to the UK, the prevalence and the impact of the internet and social media on the radicalisation journey and why the PREVENT strand is so important in helping to reduce that threat.

It will also describe where the current threat to the UK in respect of terrorism is perceived to emanate from, along with some explanation about other ideologies that are of concern, including the Far Right and Mixed, Unclear or Unstable (conflicted) ideologies. This will include a description of some of the indicators that may be displayed by those who are or might be, susceptible to radicalisation.

Most importantly it will explain the local referral process and how you can make a referral for anyone that you may have concerns about.”