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<p>On 22 January 2019, the Government announced that there would be an Independent
Review of the Prevent programme. The purpose of the Independent Review, as set out
in legislation, is to review the Government Strategy for supporting people vulnerable
to being drawn into terrorism. Work is underway to appoint the independent Reviewer,
define the Terms of Reference, and to recruit a secretariat to support this work.</p><p>To
ensure this Review is open, transparent and objective, it will be conducted by a Reviewer
who is independent from Government. The team which will support the work of the Review
will sit outside the Office for Security and Counter Terrorism, which has lead responsibility
for Prevent.</p><p>Prevent covers a broad remit and this will be reflected in the
Terms of Reference. The House will be informed of the arrangements for the Independent
Review of the Prevent Strategy, including the Terms of Reference, by 12 August 2019,
as required by the Counter Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (six months from
Royal Assent).</p><p>This review is an opportunity to further increase the transparency
of the Prevent programme and engage with stakeholders. As I said in the House on 22
January 2019, I am happy to take suggestions on the Independent Review from Members
of the House.</p><p>Once the Reviewer has been appointed, that person will have the
discretion to decide how to engage stakeholders in the Review and how to draw on expert
opinion on the wide range of issues involved in the delivery of Prevent.</p>
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