Details of thousands of individuals referred to the government’s controversial anti-radicalisation Prevent programme are being shared far more widely than was previously known
Details of thousands of individuals referred to the government’s controversial anti-radicalisation Prevent programme are being shared far more widely than was previously known
Personal details from voluntary programme sent secretly without consent with government departments and border agencies, document shows
The stated aim of Prevent, which is a voluntary programme, is to divert people from terrorism before they offend. Most people do not even know that they have been referred, with about 95% of cases resulting in no further action.
Bloody crazy, keeping a file on children as young as 6 and 4 as if they're extremists.
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The document, entitled “Prevent case management guidance”, also raises the prospect of details being shared with the ports authority watchlist, prompting fears that individuals are more likely to be searched at airports or targeted with counter-terrorism powers, which allow police to stop people without the need for “reasonable suspicion”.
In the case of foreign nationals, the document reveals that the FCDO and immigration services may be notified to determine if the individual in question has “any convictions abroad or whether other intelligence about activities outside the UK is held”.
Additionally, it shows that counter-terrorism police may undertake disruptive activity, including investigating and prosecuting ASB – antisocial behaviour – to try to thwart someone’s supposed path to extremism.
Of particular concern is the impact that Prevent referrals have on young people’s educational opportunities, because the strategy gives public bodies such as schools and the police a legal duty to identify individuals who may turn to extremism.
A spokesman for counter-terrorism policing said: “We take great care in how we share our data, doing so on a case-by-case basis where the law permits, and only with the agencies we believe necessary to protect the vulnerable children and adults who are referred to us.
“If someone is worried because a loved one may be considering travelling overseas to join a terror group, or to a conflict zone, then in those specific cases we may share information with ports and borders agencies to try and stop that person from putting themselves in danger.”
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