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Prevent Duty

Our school is a place that inspires and engages young minds. Our school believes in democracy and the laws of the country, where every individual has a voice that is heard and respected, no matter what their faith or belief. Our school values discussion, debate and learning from others. Our school believes that division belongs in mathematics, not the classroom. There is no place for extremism in our school.

Prevent is about stopping people from being radicalised and becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.

Safeguarding vulnerable people from radicalisation is no different from safeguarding from other forms of harm.

What is the Prevent duty?

Section 26 of the Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 placed a duty on specified agencies in the exercise of their functions to have "due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism". Sunderland has a multi-agency Prevent Co-ordination Group which ensures that the specified agencies are compliant with the duty.  

What is extremism?

Extremism is vocal or active opposition to fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. We also include in our definition of extremism calls for the death of members of our armed forces, whether in this country or overseas.

What is radicalisation?

Radicalisation is a process by which a person comes to support terrorism and extremist ideologies associated with terrorist groups.

What should I do if I think someone is at risk of radicalisation?

You need to make a Prevent referral. To do this, you must follow the Prevent referral process and Sunderland's safeguarding policies and procedures.

What is the Channel Programme?

Channel is a programme which focuses on providing support at an early stage to people who are identified as being vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism.

What is CONTEST?

CONTEST is the name of the UK's Counter-Terrorism Strategy.

CONTEST is split into four work streams that are known within the counter-terrorism community as the "four P's": Prevent, Pursue, Protect, and Prepare.

  • Prevent: The purpose of Prevent is to stop people from becoming drawn into or supporting terrorism. This includes countering terrorist ideology and challenging those who promote it; supporting individuals who are especially vulnerable to becoming radicalised; and working with sectors and institutions where the risk of radicalisation is assessed to be high.
  • Pursue: The purpose of Pursue is to stop terrorist attacks by detecting, prosecuting and otherwise disrupting those who plot to carry out attacks against the UK or its interests overseas.
  • Protect: The purpose of Protect is to strengthen protection against a terrorist attack in the UK or against its interests overseas and so reduce their vulnerability. The work focuses on border security, the transport system, national infrastructure and public places.
  • Prepare: The purpose of Prepare is to mitigate the impact of a terrorist attack where that attack cannot be stopped. This includes work to bring a terrorist attack to an end and to increase the UK's resilience so we can recover from its aftermath.

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