Prevent

Prevent is one of the four key stands that make up the Government’s counter terrorism strategy, CONTEST. It focuses upon supporting individuals at risk of being radicalised by terrorist and/or extremist groups, before they reach a criminal threshold. A key component of Prevent is the Channel programme.

Like child protection, Channel is a multi-agency safeguarding programme run in every local authority in England and Wales. It works to support vulnerable people from being drawn into terrorism and provides a range of support such as; mentoring, counselling, assistance with employment etc. Channel is about early intervention to protect vulnerable people from being drawn into committing terrorist-related activity an addresses all types of extremism.

Participation in Channel is voluntary. It is up to an individual, or their parents for children aged 17 and under, to decide whether to take up the support it offers. Channel operates in a non-criminal space. Channel is chaired by the local authority. Meetings are held on a monthly basis.

Download our Channel Referral form if you have any concerns about someone

The PREVENT National Referral Form, which was updated in October 2024 has greater compatibility with a wider range of software. It is compatible with all versions of Adobe. Designers have recommended that, for the optimal user experience, it is best to use Adobe Reader to complete the form, which is a free software. While the form works with all versions of Adobe Reader, it is recommended to always use the latest version. This is because software is often updated to fix bugs and improve security.

Please note that in some software versions, there may be issues if text is copied and pasted into the form resulting in the text not being visible to the recipient. We therefore advise people not to copy and paste into the form.

Unfortunately, we are still unable to provide a Microsoft Word version at this time due to compatibility and consistency issues. We are aware that some referrers have converted the PDF into a Microsoft Word document on their own systems. We strongly recommend that you do not do this as it may cause technical issues and information may not be visible to the receiver.

Last updated: 20/11/2024 14:11