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In total 6,287 referrals for Prevent safeguarding concerns.
That's just 0.6% of the circa 1m total safeguarding referrals each year (for neglect, sexual abuse, domestic violence, mental health etc.)
In total 6,287 referrals for Prevent safeguarding concerns.
That's just 0.6% of the circa 1m total safeguarding referrals each year (for neglect, sexual abuse, domestic violence, mental health etc.)
Of 6,287 referrals to Prevent, 23% were closed as No Further Action (NFA) required.
By comparison, circa 37% of the 1M broader safeguarding referrals were closed as NFA.
By comparison, circa 37% of the 1M broader safeguarding referrals were closed as NFA.
On cases passed to Channel for a safeguarding intervention -
43% were considered for far-right radicalisation.
30% were considered for Islamist radicalisation.
18% for mixed, unclear or unstable ideologies.
I wrote about this latest category here
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/countering-radical-right/prevent-and-terrorism-act-we-need-talk-about-kieron/
43% were considered for far-right radicalisation.
30% were considered for Islamist radicalisation.
18% for mixed, unclear or unstable ideologies.
I wrote about this latest category here
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/countering-radical-right/prevent-and-terrorism-act-we-need-talk-about-kieron/
88% of all referrals were male.
54% of all referrals were under 20yrs old.
This chimes with other areas of social harm and risk-taking behaviours where young, predominantly teenage, males are most prevalent. https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-wide-wide-world-psychology/201506/why-are-teen-brains-designed-risk-taking
54% of all referrals were under 20yrs old.
This chimes with other areas of social harm and risk-taking behaviours where young, predominantly teenage, males are most prevalent. https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-wide-wide-world-psychology/201506/why-are-teen-brains-designed-risk-taking
At the point of exiting the voluntary Channel support, 82% left with no further radicalisation concerns.
The full breadth of Prevent and Channel statistics can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/individuals-referred-to-and-supported-through-the-prevent-programme-april-2019-to-march-2020
The full breadth of Prevent and Channel statistics can be found here
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/individuals-referred-to-and-supported-through-the-prevent-programme-april-2019-to-march-2020
