Highest ever number of referrals to anti-extremism Prevent programme

The highest fig of radical connected grounds were referred to the UK's anti-extremism strategy successful the twelvemonth to March, the latest information shows.

A full of 8,778 individuals were referred to the programme, the highest since records began successful 2015.

That is simply a 26% summation from the erstwhile year's 6,922 referrals.

Like each different year, the acquisition assemblage made up the highest stock of referrals, with 3,129 (36%).

However, this was a flimsy alteration from past year, erstwhile acquisition made up 40% of referrals.

The second-highest stock was from constabulary forces (2,631; 30%), an summation of 37% compared with the erstwhile twelvemonth (1,921; 28%).

Referrals from section authorities had the largest percent summation (54% from 582 to 895).

By contrast, referrals from the assemblage and from friends and household were the lone groups to amusement decreases, falling by 25% and 7% respectively.

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