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<p>Prevent aims to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. The revised
Prevent strategy published in June 2011 has three key objectives. These are to: <br>•
respond to the ideological challenge of terrorism and the threat we face from <br>those
who promote it;<br>• prevent people from being drawn into terrorism and ensure that
they are given <br>appropriate advice and support; and <br>• work with sectors and
institutions where there are risks of radicalisation <br>which we need to address.<br>The
delivery of Prevent requires strong partnerships with a range of local groups in the
community, including British Muslims amongst others. <br>The Prevent strategy we inherited
from the last Government was flawed. It confused the delivery of Government policy
to promote integration with Government policy to prevent terrorism, which was a source
of mistrust. That is why we refocused the Prevent strategy in 2011, to separate Prevent
from broader integration work. <br><br>Local Prevent co-ordinators across the country
work with local services, partners such as the police, Charity Commission and members
of local faith communities, to understand local risks and needs, and deliver targeted
projects and outreach work. We fund 30 Prevent priority areas to work on the frontline
and with those vulnerable to extremism, including funding projects tailored to local
needs. Prevent co-ordinators provide regular feedback to the Home Office, which helps
shape the future development and implementation of the Prevent strategy. <br><br>Preventing
terrorism means challenging extremist (and non-violent) ideas that are also part of
a terrorist ideology. The Prevent strategy focuses on all forms of terrorism, but
is clear that the most serious risk to our national security comes from Al Qa’ida,
its affiliates and like-minded organisations. For this reason, the report of the Prime
Minister’s Extremism Task Force (ETF), published last December, set out a definition
of Islamist extremism. It noted that this ideology should not be confused with traditional
religious practice. It is based on a distorted interpretation of Islam, which betrays
Islam’s peaceful principles and also includes the uncompromising belief that people
cannot be Muslim and British, and insists that those who do not agree with them are
not true Muslims.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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