1. Prevent Referrals in Higher Education: Approaches and Practices. Research Report
- Author
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Department for Education (DfE) (United Kingdom), Higton, John, Patel, Rupal, Hansel, Michelle, Choudhoury, Arifa, Francis, Nariah, and Merrett, David
- Abstract
The Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 requires Relevant Higher Education Bodies (RHEBs) to have due regard to the need to protect people from being drawn into terrorism: the 'Prevent Duty'. Prevent covers all forms of radicalisation that could draw people into terrorism. The Department for Education (DfE) commissioned CFE Research to undertake research in the autumn of 2019 to explore the Prevent decision-making processes used by relevant Higher Education Bodies (RHEBs or institutions) and whether approaches lead to consistent, high quality referrals and appropriate responses to risk. Interviews were conducted between November 2020 and April 2021. Twenty-five Prevent/Safeguarding leads were interviewed across 25 RHEBs and 12 other staff across five RHEBs within the 25. Findings will help the department and stakeholders to support the higher education sector to meet their duties with regard to Prevent.
- Published
- 2021