A new scheme to detect people who are obsessed with violence before they kill should be considered by the government, an official report into the Prevent strategy will say.
The report into Prevent has been compiled by David Anderson KC, the interim reviewer of Prevent.
Anderson’s report was first ordered by the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, in January after revelations in the Guardian that the Southport attacker had been referred three times to Prevent and rejected each time because officials believed he was not motivated by any clear terrorist ideology.
Anderson’s report, expected to be published soon, is the first official report after the Southport case to say a new anti-violence scheme needs to be considered for those thought to pose a threat, but where no terrorist ideology is detected.
Any new anti-violence scheme would be in addition to Prevent and possibly even include it as a specific element to deal with those where ideology is present.
Read the full article on The Guardian.
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