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<p> </p><p>Prevent, which is a key strand of the Government's counter-terrorism strategy,
aims to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. The Prevent strategy,
which was revised in 2011, now covers all forms of extremism where it creates an environment
conducive to terrorism. <br><br>The Prevent strategy has three objectives: respond
to the ideological challenge of terrorism and the threat we face from those who promote
it; prevent people from being drawn into terrorism and ensuring that they are given
appropriate advice and support; and work with sectors and institutions where there
are risks of radicalisation that we need to address.<br><br>Frontline staff have a
significant role to play. We have produced a training tool, ‘Workshop to Raise Awareness
of Prevent' (WRAP), which teaches staff how to recognise people who may be vulnerable
to radicalisation and how to refer people who may need support to our Channel programme.<br><br>Channel
is a key element of the Prevent strategy, and was rolled out nationally in April 2012.
It uses existing collaboration between local authorities, the police, the local community
and statutory partners (such as the education and health sectors, social services,
children's and youth services, and offender management services), to identify individuals
at risk of being drawn into terrorism, assess the nature and extent of that risk;
and develop the most appropriate support plan for the individuals concerned.<br><br>Since
roll-out, over 2000 Channel referrals have been received, and over 300 people offered
support. We are working to increase awareness of Channel, particularly among public
sector frontline staff, in order to maximise the number of appropriate referrals.</p><p>
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