To respond to the threat from terrorism the UK Government has developed a coordinated long-term counter-terrorism strategy known as CONTEST. The overall aim of this strategy is to reduce the risk to the UK and its citizens and interests overseas from terrorism, so that people can go about their lives freely and with confidence.
The Strategy comprises four key components:
Pursue: investigate and disrupt terrorist attacks.
Prevent: stop people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism
Protect: improve our protective security to stop a terrorist attack.
Prepare: work to minimise the impact of an attack and to recover as quickly as possible
It is our collective duty to focus on PREVENT.
The purpose of Prevent is at its heart to safeguard and support vulnerable people to stop them from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.
Prevent work also extends to supporting the rehabilitation and disengagement of those already involved in terrorism.
Prevent works in a similar way to programmes designed to safeguard people from gangs, drug abuse, and physical and sexual abuse.
Success means an enhanced response to tackle the causes of radicalisation, in communities and online; continued effective support to those who are vulnerable to radicalisation; and disengagement from terrorist activities by those already engaged in or supporters of terrorism.
The objectives of Prevent are to:
Tackle the causes of radicalisation and respond to the ideological challenge of terrorism.
Safeguard and support those most at risk of radicalisation through early intervention, identifying them and offering support.
Enable those who have already engaged in terrorism to disengage and rehabilitate.
Report Suspicious Activity
If you’ve seen or heard something that could potentially be related to terrorism, trust your instincts and report it.
You can report online or Call 999
You can also report suspicious activity by contacting the police in confidence on 0800 789 321
Every year thousands of reports from the public help the police keep communities safe from terrorism.
For more information on this topic and ideas on how to counter the narrative visit the Government website ‘Educate Against Hate’ you can find advice and trusted resources to help safeguard students from radicalisation, build resilience to all types of extremism and to promote our shared values.
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