Two sets of Terms of Reference have been issued:

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

Wednesday, 16 February 2021 a coalition of human rights and community groups boycott government’s Prevent review

• Human rights groups to boycott government’s Prevent review | UK news | The Guardian
• William Shawcross in his own words – 5Pillars
• Shawcross Prevent role is Tories’ latest salvo in culture war against Muslims | Middle East Eye

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

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