1. Stopping people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.
PREVENT 2015
The Prevent Strategy
Stopping people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.

2. Outcomes
The threat..
To highlight the British governments strategies to tackle violent extremism.
Identify how radicalisation can occur & some of the warning signs.
What to do if you are concerned

3. The terrorist threat to the uk
The terrorist threat level is ‘ severe’ – meaning that an attack in this country is ‘highly likely;’
But the threats we face have changed: ISIL is much larger and better resourced than AQ and is trying to create and establish a state;
Unlike AQ, ISIL is also trying to radicalise large numbers of people here and in other western countries and has attracted far more foreign fighters and supporters; social media propaganda is intense;
Foreign fighters and supporters are encouraged either to travel or to conduct simple but effective terrorist attacks here and against our overseas interests, as we’ve seen recently in Tunisia;

4. What is PREVENT?
The Prevent Strategy is a cross-Government policy that forms one of the four strands of CONTEST: the United Kingdom’s Strategy for Counter Terrorism. It includes the anti-radicalisation of vulnerable adults and children.
PURSUE: To stop terrorist attacks
PREVENT: To stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism
PROTECT: To strengthen our protection against a terrorist attack
PREPARE: To mitigate the impact of a terrorist attack

5. PREVENT Strategy Objectives…
1. Respond to the ideological challenge of terrorism and the threat we face from those who promote it.
2. Prevent people from being drawn into terrorism and ensure that they are given appropriate advice and support.
3. Work with sectors and institutions where there are risks of radicalisation that we need to address.

6. CHANNEL
CHANNEL is the multi-agency approach to dealing with people who have been referred. It is not about criminalising individuals who have been referred
It is Confidential and Voluntary Process:
•Referral received
•Information from Local Authority gathered
•Multi-agency panel
•Risk assessment
•Voluntary intervention
•Post intervention assessment

7. Extremism
The Government has defined extremism in the Prevent strategy as:
“vocal or active opposition to fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. We also include in our definition of extremism calls for the death of members of our armed forces”.

8. Emerging Threats
A move away from the ‘spectacular’ attacks like 9/11 to smaller more ‘simple’ attacks often involving a lone actor.
Examples – Lee Rigby attack, Sydney Coffee Shop siege, Pavlo Lapshyn, Anders Breveik.

9. Ideologies
T Boko Haram- Africa islamists – want an Islamic state, Jihad to wage war in the name of Allah- but the Koran has been used incorrectly as war should not be waged in the name of allah, English Defence league, Combat 18, animal liberation front

10. How can radicalisation occur?
Vulnerable people identified & targeted
Grooming of vulnerable individuals
A process very similar to Child Sexual Exploitation can take place
Offers of gifts such as jewellery or clothes may be used
Charismatic individuals speeches may be used
Books, CDs, Pamphlets, Music
Online communities
Self radicalisation
Propaganda

11. How can radicalisation occur?

12. Warning signs Extreme behavioural change Transitional period in life
Changes in faith or ideology
Secrecy on the internet
Narrow/limited religious/political views
Attendance at certain meetings/ rallies
Them and us rhetoric (dehumanisation)
Possession of propaganda DVD’s/CD’s
Access to violent extremist web site
Expressions of support for violent extremism

13. What to do……
If you have any concerns about the radicalisation of a learner you should treat it as a safeguarding matter and report it immediately to a member of the safeguarding team
Report to Access Social Care Team
Children’s duty and assessment team

14. The CHANNEL Process