The home affairs select committee said the Prevent strategy cannot deal with the modern challenges of fighting extremism, reports The Guardian.
The government’s anti-terrorism programme, Prevent, is “outdated and inadequately prepared” to deal with modern challenges such as extremists adhering to no particular ideology, an influential cross-party group of MPs has concluded.
The home affairs select committee has called for a reset to the approach for dealing with fast-evolving online subcultures promoting antisemitism, anti-Muslim hostility, misogyny and violence, as well as an over-representation of neurodiverse people and those with mental health conditions.
A report released on Wednesday said ministers should veer away from “a counter-terror mindset” and instead establish a multi-agency strategy to triage referrals to appropriate services.
Read more on The Guardian.
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