Independent Review of Prevent
Documents related to the review of Prevent.
During the passage of the Counter Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 on 12 February 2019, the government committed to carrying out an independent review of Prevent. The report, including any recommendations of the review, must be submitted to the Secretary of State for the Home Department, as required by the act.
William Shawcross was appointed as the new Independent Reviewer of Prevent on 26 January 2021. The independent review will consider the UK’s strategy for protecting people vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism, and will make recommendations for the future. An updated Terms of Reference for the Review were published on 22 March 2021.
Contact the Independent Reviewer of Prevent
The Independent Review is now closed.
Journalists with enquiries should call the Home Office press office.
To make a Prevent referral, contact your local police force or local authority.
You can read more about how Prevent works.
Final report
Call for evidence
The call for evidence is open for submissions until 11:59pm on 9 June 2021.
Terms of Reference
Ways of working
News
We are running a series of online public engagement events between 6 and 26 July. Details below.
Last updated 30 May 2023 + show all updates
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Contact details updated to reflect the closure of the Independent Review.
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Added Independent Review of Prevent final report and government response.
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Updated with news of a series of public engagement events running in July.
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Updated with link to call for evidence, ways of working document, and news story announcing the reopening of the call for evidence.
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Added link to new Terms of Reference and news story announcing the publication.
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Letter from William Shawcross to the Guardian added.
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Letter from William Shawcross to the Prevent network added.
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Added a link to the news story about William Shawcross' appointment as Independent Reviewer of Prevent. Removed out-of-date terms of reference and ways of working. Updated the contact email address for enquiries.
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Recruitment for Independent Reviewer of Prevent launched news story added.
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Message added to confirm that Lord Carlile is no longer the Independent Reviewer of Prevent.
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The call for evidence for the independent review of Prevent has been issued.
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New Independent review of Prevent: ways of working added.
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First published.