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Dangerous extremists intent on promoting extreme ideologies will be blocked from entering the UK as the government steps up action to protect the public.

• Updated: 30 April 2024

New laws have been passed as part of an update to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.

• Updated: 25 April 2024

Definition of extremism updated to respond to increased extremist threat since October 7 terror attacks in Israel.

• Updated: 14 March 2024

Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism. UK statement at HRC55.

• Updated: 12 March 2024

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made a statement outside Downing Street on extremism.

• Updated: 1 March 2024

Vast majority of review recommendations implemented within one year, with the remaining recommendations progressing at pace.

• Updated: 20 February 2024

Jonathan Hall KC appointed as the government’s new Independent Reviewer of State Threat Legislation.

• Updated: 6 February 2024

The Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, made a statement to the House of Commons updating on delivery of the recommendations by the Independent Review of Prevent.

• Updated: 7 September 2023

Significant improvements delivered just over 6 months after the Home Secretary committed to wholesale change following the Independent Review of Prevent.

• Updated: 7 September 2023

Do you have a product or service that could tackle security challenges in the UK? Submit your innovation to our security-themed Open Call.

• Updated: 5 September 2023

Tom Tugendhat is in New Delhi discussing the UK and India's joint work to fight extremism and will travel to Kolkata for G20 anti-corruption talks on Saturday.

• Updated: 11 August 2023

Refresh ensures UK system is able to continually adapt to new, emerging and persistent security threats

• Updated: 30 October 2022

The new funding builds on longstanding UK support to the Somali Security Forces

• Updated: 18 August 2022

Robin Simcox confirmed in substantive role.

• Updated: 27 July 2022

All NaCTSO guidance is now available on www.protectuk.police.uk and will no longer be available on this website.

• Updated: 11 July 2022

Government proscribes terrorist group Hamas in its entirety

• Updated: 26 November 2021

Home Secretary asks Parliament to proscribe terrorist group, The Base.

• Updated: 12 July 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and President Joe Biden agreed a number of steps to enhance the world’s strongest bilateral defence and security partnership.

• Updated: 10 June 2021

Government proscribes terrorist group Atomwaffen Division and lists National Socialist Order as its alias.

• Updated: 23 April 2021

Home Secretary is taking action to proscribe Atomwaffen Division and list its alias, National Socialist Order.

• Updated: 19 April 2021