Terms of Reference
Two sets of Terms of Reference have been issued:
Muslims Boycott Shawcross Review
Wednesday, 17 March 2021 saw the boycott by Muslims groups across the UK
- Over 550 Muslims organisations and individuals signed a pledge to boycott the Government review led by William Shawcross
- Historic Muslim coalition boycotts Prevent review – 5Pillars
- Muslims unite for UK’s biggest coalition in almost two decades – Islam21c
- Muslim organisations boycott UK government’s Prevent review | Middle East Eye
- Hundreds of Islamic groups boycott Prevent review over choice of chair | Prevent strategy | The Guardian
- Muslim groups boycott Prevent review over Shawcross role| Channel 4
NGO’s Boycott Shawcross Review
Wednesday, 16 February 2021 a coalition of human rights and community groups boycott government’s Prevent review
Appointment of William Shawcross
26 January 2021 announcement – William Shawcross to lead independent review of Prevent
- William Shawcross to lead independent review of Prevent – GOV.UK
- Government’s Independent Anti-Radicalisation Appointment was ‘Rigged’, Reveals Former Chief Crown Prosecutor – Byline Times
- UK Prevent review faces fresh criticism over Shawcross appointment | Middle East Eye
- William Shawcross’s selection for Prevent role strongly criticised | Prevent strategy | The Guardian
Appointment of Lord Carlile & Legal Challenge
12 August 2019 – Lord Alex Carlile QC appointed Independent Reviewer of Prevent by UK Government
- WUK government drops Lord Carlile as Prevent reviewer after legal challenge | Middle East Eye
- Lord Alex Carlile QC to lead on independent review of Prevent programme
- CAGE condemns appointment of Lord Carlile as Prevent reviewer
- Appointment of ‘biased’ Carlile to Prevent review ‘shatters its credibility’ | UK news | The Guardian
- Lord Carlile removed from Prevent review after legal challenge | Prevent strategy | The Guardian