CategoriesBooks Education ResourcesAs part of discussions about academic freedom in the UK, John Holmwood asks why the harms of the UK’s counter-extremism strategy Prevent have not featured in relation to concerns about academic freedom, and why’s it’s important they should.
The United Nations and the Prevent strategy Our submissions to UN Committees and Rapporteurs, and the recommendations that came from them Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (2026) Our Submission onthe UK goverment’s progress on CERD’s recommendations The full submission in Word format is available here. The submission is also available on the UN website here. This submission responds to the UK Government’s response to the Committee’s 2024 recommendations regarding the Prevent duty. Briefly, the Committee called on the UK to: suspend the Prevent duty introduce robust safeguards to ensure that these measures do not result, in purpose or effect, in profiling or discrimination introduce independent monitoring mechanisms and access to remedies for those harmed by Prevent. Our central concern is that the UK Government has not meaningfully engaged with the substance of these findings or recommendations. Failure to Acknowledge Discrimination The UK Government’s response does not engage with […]
Resources on Prevent Our resources on Prevent and global CVE include our expert views, reports, statements, briefs, journal articles, and Prevent in the arts. Get Support Support our Work Expert Views Read more of our blogs here Revealed: Babies and Muslims lost in a flood of Home Office statistics on Prevent strategy 9 December 2025 Prevent Watch Director Layla Aitlhadj draws out the real implications of the latest Home Office statistics in relation to the Prevent strategy – here are three important things the latest referrals numbers tell us. Each year the Home… How is the Prevent duty in Scotland implemented and who is standing against it? 5 November 2025 Legal guidance compels the Prevent duty in Scotland so public authorities must implement the policy. A closer look at key differences in their approach provides insights for action and directs us to the organisations resisting the Prevent… Challenging the Prevent duty […]