Nearly half of referrals for children under the age of 10 were for ‘Islamist’ concerns
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Nearly half of referrals for children under the age of 10 were for ‘Islamist’ concerns
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Babies and toddlers have been referred to the government’s anti-terror scheme Prevent on hundreds of occasions since 2016, with infants under the age of one referred 45 times.
A record 8,778 people were referred to the government’s anti-extremism scheme in the year to March 2025
A three-year review also found that anti-radicalisation scheme Prevent is ‘not fit for purpose’
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Total referrals reach record high, with 21% being due to ‘extreme rightwing concerns’ and 10% to Islamist ideology
