,
Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, commenting on new
Prevent statistics released by the Home Office today,
said:
"These appalling statistics show the level of
threat our security services are bravely dealing with on a daily
basis.
"We have long warned that vile far-right extremism is quickly
rising and these figures show how big the threat has become.
"Our police forces have had one hand tied behind their backs, by
losing thousands of officers under the Tories on top of cuts to
preventative services. Urgent action is needed before more lives
are ruined."
Ends
Notes to Editors
- A total of 1,487 referrals (24%) were regarding individuals
referred due to concerns related to Islamist radicalisation and
1,387 (22%) were referred due to concerns related to right-wing
radicalisation.
- A total of 697 referrals were adopted as a Channel case and
for the second consecutive year since comparable data is
available (year ending March 2016), more adopted cases were for
individuals referred for concerns related to right-wing
radicalisation (302; 43%) compared to individuals with concerns
related to Islamist radicalisation (210; 30%). The remaining
adopted cases were for individuals with a mixed, unstable or
unclear ideology (127; 18%) and other radicalisation concerns
(58; 8%)
Source: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/938260/individuals-referred-supported-prevent-programme-apr2019-mar2020-hosb3620.pdf
