Children's Commissioner Warns Prevent Failing Against Online Extremism
England's Children's Commissioner has warned that the Prevent program is failing to adequately help young people who are becoming 'intoxicated by extremism' on social media. The commissioner highlighted concerns about children fixated with violence and the program's effectiveness.
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England’s children’s commissioner says Prevent failing to help young people ‘fixated with violence’
Report by Rachel de Souza finds 71% of children referred to UK anti-terror programme do not have a clear ideology The children’s commissioner for England has warned of a group of children “intoxicated by extremism” who need help the UK government’s anti-terror programme cannot provide. Referrals to Prevent – the programme designed to safeguard vulnerable people from being radicalised or drawn into extremism – involving children have risen in the past decade, from 2,918 in 2016-17 to 4,715 in ...
By Jamie Grierson
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Dame Rachel de Souza called for a stronger safeguarding response for children who are fixated with violence but have no clear extremist ideology
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