Prevent
Preventing terrorism and radicalisation within our communities
Prevent is a national programme and a key part of the counter-terrorism strategy (CONTEST) that aims to stop people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.
It involves identifying individuals vulnerable and/or susceptible to radicalisation and offering them early, voluntary support through a multi-agency safeguarding process, such as the Channel programme, to protect them from being drawn into extremist ideologies and activities.
Role and purpose of prevent
Prevent addresses all forms of extremism and terrorism, including extreme Right-Wing extremism, animal right extremism and religious extremism.
Extremism is the promotion or advancement of an ideology based on violence, hatred or intolerance that aims to:
- negate or destroy the fundamental rights and freedoms of others
- undermine, overturn or replace the UK's system of liberal parliamentary democracy and democratic rights
- intentionally create a permissive environment for others to achieve the results in the previous points