Guidance
Prevent: Protecting vulnerable
people from being drawn into
violent extremism
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Prevent: Protecting vulnerable people from being drawn into violent extremism
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Title of the guidance
Prevent: Protecting vulnerable in East
Sussex people from being drawn into
terrorism
Purpose of the guidance
Guidance for professionals working with
adults and young people in East Sussex
Target audience
Adult Social Care and Children’s Services
operational staff
Action required
To use the guidance to support working
practice
This guidance supersedes
N/A
This guidance should be read
alongside
For further reading, see Appendix E and
Annex A
Lead director
Samantha Williams, Assistant Director,
Planning, Performance and Engagement
Policy lead/Author
Lucy Spencer, Strategy and Partnership
Officer, Safer East Sussex Team
Produced by
ASC Staff Information Team
Implementation date
November 2014
Guidance updated
Review date
November 2015
Reference number (for Staff
Information Team)
PREVENT11BM
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Contents
Background………….………………………………………...………………….……1
Delivery of Prevent…………………………………………………………………….1
The Channel process……………………….……………………………..………….1
Who to contact if you have a concern……………………………………………….2
How to make a referral to Channel………………………………..………………...2
Screening referrals…………………………………………………………………….3
Preliminary assessment……………………………………………………...……….3
The Channel panel………………………………………………………………….....3
Support package and support plan…………………………………………………..4
Safeguarding risk…………..………………………………………………………….5
Risk of involvement in terrorism…………..……...………………………………….5
The Channel process (flowchart)…………………………..………………………..6
Appendix A: Pan-Sussex Channel referral form……………………………….…7
Appendix B: East Sussex Channel panel (adults and children) –
Terms of Reference……………..…………..……………………………….9
Appendix C: Channel panel confidentiality declaration……………..................12
Appendix D: East Sussex Single Points of Contact……………………….…….14
Appendix E: Factors that can make someone vulnerable………………………16
Annex A: Gateways, Exemptions and Explicit Powers.………………….....…..18
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1.
Background
1.1
Prevent is part of the Government’s counter-terrorism strategy, known as ‘CONTEST’.
1.2
‘CONTEST’ was set up in 2003, to coordinate a global, pan-Governmental response to
the emerging threat of terrorism following 9/11.
1.3
The strategy is based on 4 areas of work:
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Prevent: to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism
Pursue: to stop terrorist attacks
Protect: to strengthen our protection against a terrorist attack
Prepare: to mitigate the impact of a terrorist attack
1.4
The current threat from terrorism and violent extremism in the United Kingdom is real
and substantial. Vulnerable people, including children are at risk of becoming involved
in extremist activity.
1.5
Following a review in June 2011, CONTEST and Prevent now address radicalisation
to all forms of terrorism including the extreme right-wing, and the non-violent, which
can popularise views that terrorists exploit.
1.6
Prevent is a key part of the Government’s counter terrorist strategy. It aims to stop
people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. At the heart of prevent is early
intervention to divert people away from being drawn into terrorist activity.
1.7
Prevent addresses all forms of terrorism and focuses work to prevent radicalisation on
three key objectives:
1) Challenging ideology that supports terrorism;
2) Protecting vulnerable individuals; and
3) Supporting sectors and institutions where there is a risk of radicalisation.
2.
Delivery of Prevent
2.1
The 2011 strategy acknowledges the important role of policing in the development of
Prevent, but makes clear that it is not a police programme. The success of Prevent will
be dependent on local authorities, statutory organisations, policing and a wide range
of community organisations.
2.2
The strategy emphasises the need for Prevent to be a cross-Government and crosscommunity programme. To support this, the Office of Security & Counter-Terrorism
provide information, training and best practice. Locally, Prevent work is accountable to
elected councillors within local authorities.
3.
The Channel process
3.1
‘Channel’ is the name for the process of identifying and referring a person for early
intervention and support. It is a key element of the Prevent strategy.
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3.2
Channel is a multi-agency approach to protecting people at risk from radicalisation.
The Channel process uses existing collaboration between local authorities, statutory
partners (such as education and health organisations, social services, children’s and
youth services and offender management services), the police and the local
community to:
 Identify people at risk of being drawn into terrorism;
 Assess the nature and extent of that risk; and
 Develop the most appropriate support plan for the individuals concerned.
3.3
The Channel process is about safeguarding children and adults from being drawn into
committing terrorist-related activity. It is about early intervention to protect and divert
people away from the risk they face before a crime occurs.
4.
Who to contact if you have a concern
4.1
If you have any concerns, contact the Sussex Police Prevent Engagement Officer:
PC Dave Law
Sussex Police
Tel: 101 Ext 11885
Mobile: 07787685774
Email: david.law@sussex.pnn.police.uk
5.
How to make a referral to Channel
5.1
Consult with the Sussex Police Prevent Engagement Officer regarding the suitability
of referral. The Officer can provide you with a ‘Channel referral and assessment form’
(see appendix A).
5.2
Complete the form and return it to the Channel Co-ordinator by email to:
channel@sussex.pnn.police.uk
5.3
The Police Channel Practitioner will then complete an extensive risk assessment. At
no point will the person be created on the criminal records system but a local
intelligence report will be created.
5.4
The Sussex Police Counter Terrorism Intelligence Unit will also complete a case
summary which is returned to the Prevent Engagement Officer and the referrer.
5.5
Wherever possible, the consent of the person concerned should be obtained before
sharing any information.
6.
Screening referrals
6.1
Any referral received will initially be screened by the Prevent Engagement Officer and
their line manager. A referral should not continue through the Channel process if:
 It is malicious or misguided;
 it is clear the person is not vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism; or
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 the person is being managed through Multi-Agency Public Protection
Arrangements.
7.
Preliminary Assessment
7.1
The preliminary assessment, also referred to as The Prevent Case Management
Meeting (PCM) in Sussex, is led by the Prevent force lead and will include the
Regional Channel Coordinator and Sussex Police employees. At this point, checks
will be carried out with partner agencies and a decision will be made as to whether
the referral is right to sit within the Channel process. Attendees will collectively assess
the risk and decide whether the person:
 Is vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism and therefore appropriate for the
Channel process;
 should be referred to a different support mechanism; or
 should exit the process.
7.2
At this point a joint visit is made to the individual with Police Prevent staff to decide if
the case is to be referred to the ‘Channel panel’. The chair of the panel will make
arrangements with the support of the Safer East Sussex Team to convene a panel.
7.3
The Police Channel Practitioner will complete the Initial Vulnerability Assessment
which is part of the Case Management Information System (CMIS). This is shared
with the chair, then panel attendees while the panel meeting is being arranged.
2.5.4
The Vulnerability Assessment (VAF: Vulnerability Assessment Framework) is part of
the CMIS and these days common practice refers to the assessment as the CMIS.
2.5.5
Not every referral will require a Channel panel; most people in East Sussex do not
reach the panel stage. Those who present the highest risk of harm/vulnerability in
their local community are referred onto the Channel panel.
8.
The Channel panel
8.1
The role of the Channel panel is to develop an appropriate support package to
safeguard those at risk of being drawn into terrorism based on an assessment of their
vulnerability.
8.2
Channel assesses vulnerability using a consistently applied vulnerability assessment
framework built around three dimensions (see appendix E).
8.3
The panel is responsible for managing the safeguarding risk, in-line with other multiagency panels where risk is managed, such as Children and Adult Safeguarding
panels and Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA).
8.4
The panel will be chaired by East Sussex County Council and include the Channel
Police Practitioner and other relevant statutory partners.
8.5
The panel will develop a support package. This will be based on:
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 A review of the vulnerability assessment completed by the Channel Police
Practitioner at the preliminary assessment stage;
 The needs of the individual; and
 Any risks posed to potential support providers.
It is essential that everyone at the meeting agrees that all actions can be effectively
managed.
8.6
If the individual is under the age of 18, the panel will be constituted at the end of a
Multi Agency Risk Panel (MARP).
9.
Support package and support plan
9.1
The role of the Channel panel is to develop an appropriate support package to
safeguard those at risk of being drawn into terrorism based on an assessment of their
vulnerability.
9.2
If the individual is under the age of 18, the panel will be constituted at the end of a
Multi Agency Risk Panel (MARP).
9.3
The type of activities included in a support package will depend on risk, vulnerability
and local resources. A diversionary activity may be sufficient for someone who is in
the early stages of radicalisation to violence, whereas a more focussed and
structured one-on-one mentoring programme may be required for those who are
already radicalised.
9.4
The following support programmes might be considered:
 Counselling: providing advice and support in dealing with a range of personal
issues that could create vulnerability.
 Faith guidance: helping an individual to develop their knowledge of religion,
to better challenge the claims of some violent extremist ideologies.
 Civic engagement: exploring political engagement, civil challenge, human
rights, social justice and citizenship.
 Working with support networks: engaging family and peers to provide help
for the person concerned.
 Mainstream services: education; employment; health; and housing.
9.5
The Police Channel Practitioner is responsible for regularly liaising with the support
provider and for assessing progress with the multi-agency support panel.
9.6
If the panel is satisfied that the risk has been successfully reduced or managed they
should recommend that the case exit the process. A closing report should be
completed as soon as possible setting out the evidence for the panel’s
recommendations.
9.7
The recommendations will need to be endorsed by the senior managers involved in
the preliminary assessment.
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9.8
If the panel is not satisfied that the risk has been reduced or managed, the case
should be reconsidered. A new action plan should be developed and alternative
support put in place.
Note
If the risk has increased the case must be
referred back to senior managers involved in
the preliminary assessment as soon as
possible.
9.9
All cases should be reviewed at 6 and12 months, from the point at which they exit the
process, by the senior managers involved in the preliminary assessment. All
decisions and actions must be fully recorded.
9.10
Risk is a theme that runs through the entire Channel process: risk to the individual;
risk to the public; and risk to statutory partners and any intervention providers.
10.
The safeguarding risk
10.1
Risk is a theme that runs through the entire Channel process: risk to the individual;
risk to the public; and risk to statutory partners and any intervention providers.
10.2
Ownership of the safeguarding risk lies with the multi-agency Channel panel. This is
the risk to an individual as a result of their vulnerability.
10.3
The Channel panel is where the full range of an individual’s vulnerability factors are
reviewed and addressed.
10.4
The Chair of the panel is responsible for ensuring that any safeguarding risks are
referred to the most appropriate agencies for action; until this happens the Channel
panel owns these risks.
10.5
The support for some individuals will span several agencies; each agency involved
will own the element of risk they are responsible for addressing through the support
plan, once the risk is transferred from the Channel panel.
10.6
Safeguarding legislation places a duty on all relevant public bodies to support and
promote the welfare of children, young people and adults who may be vulnerable to
harm or exploitation.
11.
The risk of involvement in terrorism
11.1
Ownership of the risk of involvement in terrorism lies with the police. This is the risk
posed by the individual to themselves and society through their potential active
involvement in criminality associated with terrorism.
11.2 The police are the most appropriate agency throughout the entire life of each Channel
case to assess and manage this risk.
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The Channel Process (flowchart)
Identification
Screening referrals
Check referral is not malicious,
misinformed or involves illegality
Not appropriate
Exit
Maintain record
Or refer to
alternative
support
mechanism
Preliminary assessment
Determine suitability
Not appropriate
Collective assessment of risk
Channel panel
Collective assessment of support
needs based on risk and
suitability
Develop support plan and identify
appropriate support package
Delivery of support
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Appendix A: Pan-Sussex Channel referral and
assessment form
Restricted when complete (this document is only disclosed to those partners who
have an information sharing agreement in place).
Pan-Sussex
Channel referral and assessment form
Referral Details
Name:
Alternative name:
Date of Birth:
Gender:
Address:
Nationality:
Ethnicity:
Language (first):
Faith:
School/college or
Occupation/workplace:
Family or Carer
details:
Referring Agency Details
Referral Author and
Contact Details:
Agency:
Date of Referral:
Vulnerability Factors
Factor
Faith/Ideology
Social Mobility
Physical or mental
health
Risk or harm factor
Notes
e.g. concerning comments relating to faith
or ideology, or association with extremists
e.g. poverty, lack of education or
employment, immigration issues
e.g. disability, learning difficulties, mental
health support needs
e.g. threat posed by family member
(Domestic Violence issues), victim of hate
crime or personal attack: Perpetrator of
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Y/N
Criminal Activity or
association
Isolation or exclusion
Other factor
Is the individual aware
of the referral?
Hate Crime.
e.g. involved in criminal activity or
associating with known criminals
e.g. lack of social activity, isolation, absent
peer groups
Any other factors
Please specify:
e.g Jordan is a violent young man who
seems to enjoy fighting. He’s also quite
charismatic and intelligent and also
appears to be quite manipulative.
It is not always necessary to notify the
individual, but it can be beneficial if they
are aware.
Restricted when Completed
Summary reason for referral
Outline main reasons for referral:
Existing agency involvement
Outline and existing agency involvement (that you are aware of) e.g. CAF
(Common Assessment framework), MAPPA (Multi Agency Public Protection
Arrangements), Safeguarding
Any other relevant information
Notes: A Channel referral places an individual into a multi-agency assessment
and support process which aims to reduce their vulnerability to extremist-related
activity. Each referral is screened for suitability. Further information will be sought
from partner agencies before any support mechanisms are put in place. Your
referral is important and does not mean an individual is a terrorist or will become a
terrorist, only that vulnerabilities have been identified which require further
investigation or help. Please provide as much detail as possible.
If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to discuss with your
head of safeguarding, your nominated Single Point of Contact or local Prevent
Engagement Officer:
PC Dave Law, Sussex Police
Tel: 101 Ext 11885
Mobile: 07787685774
Email: david.law@sussex.pnn.police.uk
When completed please email to channel@sussex.pnn.police.uk
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Appendix B: East Sussex Channel panel (adults
and children) Terms of Reference
Purpose
The purpose of the Channel panel is to safeguard adults and children (under 18yrs) at risk of
radicalisation or recruitment for terrorism and to develop the most appropriate support plan
for the individuals concerned.
Aims
The group will:
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Receive referrals from partner organisations that have concerns about people at risk
of radicalisation.
Collate and share necessary information (with strict regard to confidentiality) in order
to undertake a fully informed assessment of the person’s vulnerability.
Identify and secure resources for support packages tailored to the specific needs of
individuals.
Identify a lead professional to work with each individual referred to the panel and
coordinate their support.
Monitor progress to ensure that follow-up actions take place and assess the outcome
of interventions.
Review the impact of the work of the panel and learn lessons for future practice.
Clearly document plans and decisions.
Objectives
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Reduce the risk of people living or working in East Sussex being drawn into violent
extremism.
Decide the most appropriate support package to safeguard such individuals.
Membership
The Channel panel will include the following core representation:
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Sussex Police
East Sussex County Council, Safeguarding Adults Team
East Sussex County Council Safeguarding Childrens’ Services
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Surrey and Sussex Probation Trust
Other Considerations:

Panel members need to have knowledge of Prevent objectives and the authority to
make executive decisions.
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Chair of the panel to be SC (Security Cleared) vetted to level 2 and other members to
have enhanced CRB clearance.
Police representation is a critical component (there is no suggested quorum for core
membership). Sufficient representation of other statutory agencies would be required
to reflect the multi-agency partnership.
If both the Chair and Vice Chair are unable to attend, the panel cannot meet.
Accountability

The panel is accountable to the Local Safeguarding Board for Adults or Children
(depending on the age of the individual), which is accountable to the Chief Executive
of East Sussex County Council.
Operation of the Group
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The panel will meet when required and emergency meetings can be called at short
notice, if a referral is urgent.
Minutes are to be taken by the Channel police practitioner and circulated within one
week of the meeting.
The panel will discuss any immediate safeguarding concerns and take appropriate
action where necessary.
Subject to confidentiality, feedback will be given to the individual that has referred the
case into Channel.
Confidentiality
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Meetings are confidential and documents cannot be disclosed without the consent of
the Chair.
Documents must be stored securely.
Partners will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement at the beginning of each
panel meeting (see appendix C).
Panel members’ personal information contained within minutes, agendas and reports
will be protected from public disclosure within the terms of the Freedom of Information
Act.
All documentation relating to referrals must be numbered and collated at the end of
each meeting. Attendees can make notes on referrals but these are to be handed to
the Channel Coordinator once the meeting concludes. This documentation will then
be destroyed.
The disclosure of information outside the meeting will be considered a breach of
confidentiality unless agreed by other panel members.
Panel members are bound by existing East Sussex County Council and partner
agencies Information Sharing Protocol (See: ‘Information security and information
sharing’).
Channel panel roles
The Chair (an East Sussex County Council role) is responsible for:
 Identifying the appropriate support package by using the expertise of the panel.
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Ensuring that safeguarding risks are identified and referred to the appropriate
agencies for action.
Ensuring an effective support plan is put in place.
Ensuring individuals and organisations on the panel carry out their elements of the
support plan and an effective support package is delivered.
Single Point of Contact (SPOC);
The Single Point of Contact (SPOC) is a person or department serving as the coordinator or
focal point of information concerning the individual at the panel meeting. East Sussex
SPOCs are listed in Appendix D.
A SPOC is used in many cases where information is time-sensitive and accuracy is critical.
In most cases the SPOC will identify the most suitable representative within their
organisation to attend the panel meeting. This representative will attend the multi-agency
panel to assist with developing the support package.
The SPOC will represent one of the following agencies:
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East Sussex County Council
Colleges/Universities (Safeguarding Coordinator/Lead)
Target Youth Support
East Sussex Fire and Rescue
Local Authority Troubled Families Teams
Health services
UK Border Agency
UK Border Force
Prisons
Probation /Community Rehabilitation Companies– SSPT (Surrey and Sussex
Probation trust)
Not all agencies will be required at the same panel meeting; meetings will have the most
appropriate SPOC in relation to the case being discussed.
The SPOC will be part of a bespoke panel and their agency should be able to offer
appropriate support at the panel meeting. Making a decision and having authority to offer
support will be a requirement of the role as well as attendance at the panel meeting.
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Appendix C: Channel panel confidentiality
declaration
Date: ……………………………………….
The Chair of the meeting reminds all concerned of the principles within the
Information Sharing Protocol (Sussex-wide).
Key principle: partners may consider sharing personal information with each other for
Prevent purposes, subject to a case-by-case assessment which considers whether
the informed consent of the individual can be obtained and the proposed sharing is
necessary, proportionate and lawful.
Information discussed by the agency representative within the scope of the meeting
is strictly confidential and must not be disclosed to third parties without the
agreement of the agency which owns the information shared at the panel meeting.
This includes sharing information where there is an urgent need to reduce a
significant risk of harm (in-line with the Information Sharing protocol).
The following principles should guide information sharing:

Necessity and proportionality: information should only be shared where it is
strictly necessary and proportional to the intended outcome. Professional
judgement of the risks to an individual or the public will be key to determining
the necessity and proportionality of sharing information.

Consent: wherever possible the consent of the person concerned should be
obtained before sharing any information about them. In the absence of
consent, personal information cannot be shared without satisfying one of the
gateway or exemption conditions (see Annex A).

Power to share: the sharing of data by public sector bodies requires the
existence of a power to do so. It must also satisfy the requirements of the Data
Protection Act, the Human Rights Act and the Common Law Duty of
Confidentiality. In engaging with non-public bodies it is good practice to ensure
that they are aware of their own responsibilities under the Data Protection Act.

The information collected by organisations must comply with the
relevant national guidelines and/or legislation for the management of
information. For the police, for example, these are outlined in the
Management of Police Information (MOPI) 2010; in particular Section 7 which
relates to the review, retention and disposal of information.
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By signing this document, we agree to abide by these principles.
Agency
Name of
Representative
Signature
Email
Date
All agencies are responsible for ensuring that all minutes and related documentation are
retained in a confidential and secure manner.
The meeting minutes will help evidence that all individuals who are discussed at these
meetings are treated fairly, with respect and without improper discrimination.
All work undertaken at the meetings will be informed by a commitment to equal opportunities
and effective practice issues in relation to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and
civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual
orientation.
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Appendix D: Single Points of Contact (SPOC) for
East Sussex Channel Panel
Name
Martin Sapwell
Role
Contact details
Integrated Offender Manager
Safer East Sussex Team
East Sussex County Council
Mob: 07825 298 393
Email:
Martin.sapwell@sussex.pnn.police.uk
Channel Panel Chair
Inspector Pete
Dommet
Prevent Lead
Sussex Police
Email:
Peter.dommett@sussex.pnn.police.uk
Channel Vice Chair
PC Dave Law
Prevent Engagement Officer
Sussex Police
Tel: 101 Ext 11885
Mobile: 07787685774
Email:
david.law@sussex.pnn.police.uk
Karen Park
Practice Manager, Neighbourhood
Support Team: East
Adult Social Care
East Sussex County Council
Tel: 01424 724444
Email:
Karen.park@eastsussex.gov.uk
SPOC: Safeguarding,
Adult Social care
Martin
Robinson
Head of Operations: Mental Health
Adult Social Care
East Sussex County Council
Tel: 01273 482507
Email:
Martin.robinson@eastsussex.gov.uk
SPOC: Adult Social Care
Ian Watling
Deputy Service Director
Sussex Partnership NHS
Foundation Trust (Acute)
Email:
ian.watling@sussexpartnership.nhs.uk
SPOC: Sussex Partnership NHS
Foundation Trust (Acute)
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Marian
Trendall
Head of Social Care for Specialist
Service
Sussex Partnership NHS
Foundation Trust (Forensic)
Email:
Marian.Trendell@sussexpartnership.nhs.uk
SPOC: Sussex Partnership NHS
Foundation Trust (Forensic)
Jo Tierney
Senior Probation Officer
National Offender Management
System, Probation Counter
Terrorism lead - South East Region
Mob: 07776160650
Email:
Joanna.Tierney@sspt.probation.gsi.gov.uk
SPOC: Surrey and Sussex
Probation Trust
SPOC: Kent Probation Trust
David Kemp
Inclusion and Partnerships
Coordinator
East Sussex Fire and Rescue
Mob: 07950 976 844
Email:
David.Kemp@esfrs.org
SPOC: East Sussex Fire and
Rescue
Douglas
Sinclair
Head of Children's Safeguarding
ESCC
SPOC: Safeguarding Children’s
Services
Leon Maxwell
Practice Manager Youth Offending
Team
East Sussex County Council
Multi Agency Risk Panel Chair
Tel: 01273 481289
Email:
Douglas.sinclair@eastsussex.gov.uk
Tel: 01323 464004
Email:
Leon.maxwell@eastsussex.gov.uk
SPOC: Children’s Services
Micky
Richards
Regional Director
Crime Reduction Initiative South
East
Email:
Micky.Richards@cri.org.uk
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Appendix E: Factors that can make someone
vulnerable
It should not be assumed that the characteristics and experiences set out below indicate that
a person may become a terrorist.
The Channel panel will assess vulnerability using a consistently applied framework built
around three dimensions:
 Engagement with a group, cause or ideology;
 intent to cause harm; and
 capability to cause harm.
Indicators that someone might be engaged with an extremist group, cause or
ideology include:
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Spending time in the company of suspected extremists.
Changing their style of dress or personal appearance to accord with the group.
Their day-to-day behaviour becoming increasingly centred around an extremist
ideology, group or cause.
Loss of interest in other friends and activities not associated with the extremist
ideology, group or cause.
Possession of material or symbols associated with an extremist cause (e.g. the
swastika for far right groups).
Attempts to recruit others to the group/cause/ideology.
Communications with others that suggest identification with a group/cause/ideology.
Indicators that someone has an intention to use violence or other illegal means
include:
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Identifying another group as threatening what they stand for and blaming that group
for all social or political ills.
Using insulting or derogatory language in reference to another group.
Speaking about the imminence of harm from the other group and the importance of
action now.
Expressing attitudes that justify offending on behalf of the group, cause or ideology.
Condoning or supporting violence or harm towards others.
Plotting or conspiring with others.
Indicators that someone is capable of contributing directly or indirectly to an
act of terrorism include:
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Having a history of violence.
Being criminally versatile and using criminal networks to support extremist goals.
Having occupational skills that can enable acts of terrorism (such as civil engineering,
pharmacology or construction).
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Having technical expertise that can be deployed (e.g. IT skills, knowledge of
chemicals, military training or survival skills).
Further reading:
Channel: Protecting vulnerable people from being drawn into terrorism:
www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/118194/channelguidance.pdf
Protecting the UK against terrorism:
www.gov.uk/government/policies/protecting-the-uk-against-terrorism
Review of the national Prevent Strategy:
www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/97976/preventstrategy-review.pdf
Protecting the UK against terrorism
www.sussex.police.uk/help-centre/ask-us/counter-terrorism/what-is-a-counter-terrorismintelligence-unit-(ctiu)
Safe in East Sussex – Prevent booklet:
www.safeineastsussex.org.uk/content/files/file/PREVENT-booklet.pdf
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Annex A: Gateways, exemptions and explicit
powers
Crime and Disorder Act (CDA) 1998 Section 115 confers a power to disclose information to
a “relevant authority” on any person who would not otherwise have such a power, where the
disclosure is necessary or expedient for the purposes of any provision of the Act. The
“relevant authority” includes a chief officer of police in England, Wales or Scotland, a police
authority, a local authority, a health authority, a social landlord or a probation board in
England and Wales. It also includes an individual acting on behalf of the relevant authority.
The purposes of the CDA include, under section 17, a duty for the relevant authorities to do
all that they reasonably can to prevent crime and disorder in their area.
Common Law Powers Because the range of partners with whom the police deal has grown
– including the public, private and voluntary sectors, there may not be either an implied or
explicit statutory power to share information in every circumstance. This does not necessarily
mean that police cannot share the information, because it is often possible to use the
Common Law. The decision to share using Common Law will be based on establishing a
policing purpose for the activity that the information sharing will support, as well as an
assessment of any risk. The Code of Practice on the Management of Police Information
(MOPI) defines policing purposes as: protecting life and property, preserving order,
preventing the commission of offences, bringing offenders to justice, and any duty or
responsibility of the police arising from common or statute law.
Local Government Act 1972 Section 111 provides for local authorities to have “power to do
anything which is calculated to facilitate, or is conducive or incidental to, the discharge of any
of their functions”.
Local Government Act 2000 Section 2(1) provides that every local authority shall have the
power to do anything which they consider is likely to achieve the promotion or improvement
of the economic, social or environmental wellbeing of the area.
National Health Service Act (NHSA) 2006 and Health and Social Care Act (HCSA) 2001
Section 251 of the NHSA and Section 60 of the HSCA provides a power for the Secretary of
State to make regulations governing the processing of patient information.
Offender Management Act (OMA) 2007 Section 14 of the OMA enables disclosure of
information to or from providers of probation services, by or to Government departments,
local authorities, Youth Justice Board, Parole Board, chief officers of police and relevant
contractors, where the disclosure is for the probation purposes (as defined in section 1 of the
Act) or other purposes connected with the management of offenders.
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