--- # Prevent --- ## Huh? --- > *"The aim of Prevent is to stop people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism."* > --- ## Prevent duty --- ##### Certain organisations have a duty to follow the Prevent duty guidance prepared by the Home Office. These include *"education providers which are subject to the Ofsted inspection regime"*. ###### That's us. --- ## Official Statistics ##### A few highlights --- ##### Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme, April 2023 to March 2024 ###### Published 5 December 2024 --- ### First, some definitions - **Referral**: A reported case - **Channel**: the panel that reviews referrals - **Adopted**: Referrals escalated by Channel --- - In recent years, referrals have been growing, but adoptions have been falling. --- - Males make up around 90% of referrals and adoptions --- - Children 11-15 are the biggest category by far with 40% of all referrals and 50% of those adopted --- - Right-wing concerns make up around 45% of all adoptions --- - Right-wing concerns are turned into Channel cases at twice the rate of Islamist ones (45 vs 23%) --- - Some regional areas seem to over-report in general (i.e lots of referrals, but not many Channel cases), e.g. East Midlands, while others do the opposite, e.g. East of England. --- - "Other" concerns capture a range of categories that together represent less than 2% of referrals. These include the "Left-wing, anarchist or single-issue terrorism (LASIT)" category introduced in 2022. --- #### Any Safeguarding or Prevent concerns? Follow the link in our Discord channel if you think anyone at FAC is in danger of causing harm to other people because of their beliefs or identity. --- https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/individuals-referred-to-prevent-to-march-2024/individuals-referred-to-and-supported-through-the-prevent-programme-april-2023-to-march-2024