Referrals to controversial scheme up 10% from last year, Home Office figures show
Just 11% of referrals to the government’s controversial Prevent programme were ultimately deemed to be at risk of radicalisation – a similar proportion to last year, figures reveal, with thousands of people leaving the process or being sent to alternative services.
There were 6,287 referrals to Prevent in the year to 31 March, up 10% compared with the record low in the previous year, Home Office figures show. Ultimately, 697 were deemed at risk of radicalisation and taken on by the government’s Channel programme for specialist support.
