Sunday 25 September 2022 04:11 PM Home Secretary Suella Braverman plans urgent overhaul of counter-terrorism ... trends now
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The UK's new Home Secretary is planning an 'urgent overhaul' of the Government's counter-terrorism scheme after an inquiry revealed potential terrorists were being treated as 'victims.'
Suella Braverman has said reforming the Prevent programme, which aims to stop individuals from becoming terrorists, is a 'key priority for her within her first few months,' insiders allege.
Ms Braverman's push for reform comes just months after a scathing report found that under its current model Prevent is 'protecting terrorists and not the public.'
The assessment, which was commissioned three years ago but released over summer, also cautioned the programme disproportionately focuses on far-right extremism and not the 'lethal threat from Islamism.'
While the details of Ms Braverman's reformation plans were not readily available, a Government source noted the 'Home Secretary takes terrorism prevention incredibly seriously.'
New Home Secretary Suella Braverman (pictured on Friday) is planning an 'urgent overhaul' of the Government's counter-terrorism scheme after an inquiry revealed potential terrorists were being treated as 'victims,' sources allege
The findings of the Prevent report have caused concern within the Government, The Telegraph reported.
The official inquiry concluded Prevent, which was originally established by Tony Blair, is no longer fulfilling its 'core mission' of stopping people from becoming terrorists.
Instead the programme is allegedly 'protecting those referred into Prevent from harm' instead of 'protecting the public' from potential terrorists.
The assessment,
