Prevent and Channel

Prevent duty

Section 26 of the Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 placed a statutory duty on specified authorities to have due regards to the need to Prevent People from being drawn into terrorism.

Specified authorities outlined within this duty include Local Authorities, Police, Schools, Further and Higher Education, Health, Prisons and Probation.

The Prevent duty was introduced on 1 July 2015 to ensure that authorities have a consistent approach to the delivery of Prevent across the UK and to enhance efforts to prevent terrorism by responding to the ideological challenge of terrorism and to dissuade people from travelling to Syria and Iraq.

• Prevent duty guidance
• Prevent what it is

Kirklees Prevent

The Kirklees Prevent Strategy contributes towards the delivery of the “Protecting people from serious harm” theme within the Kirklees Community Safety Partnership Plan and in common with other areas (such as human trafficking and child sexual exploitation) within this theme, recognises that there is no single factor to radicalisation and that vulnerabilities in individuals such as age, deprivation, low self-esteem, frustration and anger, along with a lack of protective factors (employment, education, family and social networks) can make an individual vulnerable to radicalisation.

The foundation of our work in Kirklees is to safeguard vulnerable people from harm by engaging with communities, civil society groups, education providers and statutory partners. Prevent works best when delivered in partnership with communities as cohesive and empowered communities are better equipped to reject extremist ideologies.

Channel and referrals

Channel is a multi-agency approach to safeguarding, supporting and protecting children, young people and vulnerable adults at risk of radicalisation, extremism or terrorist related activity. The aim of Kirklees Channel Panel is to:

• Identify individuals at risk or being drawn into extremism.
• Assess the nature and extent of the risk.
• Develop the most appropriate support plan for the individuals concerned

See Making a Channel referral for more information about the Channel process and the support plans we can put in place.

Prevent and Channel training

We offer training to organisations, community groups, education establishments and front line staff who engage with children, young people and individuals or groups who may be susceptible to being radicalised or drawn into extremist narratives.

See our prevent training

Prevent projects and resources

The Prevent Hub can help communities and schools to develop and deliver a project, resource or tool to raise awareness of the dangers of extremism and radicalisation

A project can range from one off sessions to weekly sessions that are embedded within the community or within a school curriculum. Not all resources and learning specifically refer to radicalisation, extremism or terrorism but cover learning outcomes to build resilience to radicalisation and other forms of harm by focusing on:

• Beliefs and values
• Identify
• Developing empathy
• Risk identification and management
• The development of critical thinking skills
• Understanding influence, persuasion and manipulation
• Assessing and evaluating fact from fiction

See our Prevent projects and resources

Channel and raising concerns

• Making a Channel referral
• Report online material promoting terrorism or extremism
• NSPCC 24/7 helpline
• The Active Change Foundation (ACF) provides a confidential helpline to prevent British nationals from travelling to conflict zones 020 8539 2770
• Report anything suspicious to the Police anti-terrorist hotline online or call 0800 789 321
• West Yorkshire Police - Prevent
• If your inquiry is an urgent referral then please contact the police via 101 or 999

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