New legal duties under the government's Prevent programme, which comes under its counter-terrorism strategy, came into force in universities in England, Wales and Scotland on 18 September 2015. These duties are set out in statutory guidance accompanying the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015. HEFCE act as our regulator for the Prevent duty, and HEFCE's statement of how the duty applies to us in their monitoring framework. HEFCE have also produced a guidance note.
The following may be of interest:
A short background note on Prevent at LSE summarising the position as of March 2016.
A page carrying some briefing materials published by the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education.
An introductory e-learning package on Moodle.
The Provost's all-School message on the coming into force of the new duty on 18 September 2015.
Minutes of meetings of the LSE Prevent Group.
The full LSE return to HEFCE of 1 April 2016. After a couple of minor issues were resolved, HEFCE told us on 1 August 2016 that they were satisfied that LSE is compliant with the duty. The full return linked to above is the amended version.
Preliminary self-assessment of compliance as returned to HEFCE on 18 January 2016.
Prevent: events and speakers including at off-campus events.
LSE's response in January 2015 to the original government proposals; and a later exchange with Home Office ministers.
A data-sharing agreement template agreed by DMT on 28 June 2016. This flowchart shows how the agreement will be used if it is ever needed.
The LSE Prevent risk assessment and action plan.