Management Information Sheet
Prevent Duty: The Norfolk Prevent Strategy and Risk Assessment
The Prevent Duty in Norfolk is co-ordinated through the County Community Safety Partnership (CCSP) which has developed and agreed a strategic approach for the county. As part of the Norfolk's strategic approach, risk assessment and action plan templates have been produced for all the relevant sectors - these templates along with the Strategy can be accessed via www.norfolk.gov.uk/preventingradicalisation.
In line with Prevent Duty, the Ofsted inspection process for individual schools will evaluate the school's approach to safeguarding, including keeping pupils safe from the dangers of radicalisation and extremism, and what is done when it is suspected that pupils are vulnerable in this way. A completed risk assessment using the template provided will help schools to evidence how they meet the requirements of the Duty. Schools are not expected to submit their individual risk assessments for scrutiny, but they are requested to provide information about the Prevent Duty through the safeguarding self-review process and a summary of this information will be provided to the Community Safety Partnership as the findings are collated.
As part of the Duty, schools are expected to have a clear understanding of the local risks related to extremism and radicalisation. Whilst the Counter Terrorism Local Profile (CTLP) identifies that Norfolk in general may experience a low level of risk it is important to note that:
- risk will vary greatly and can change rapidly - no area, institution or body is risk free
- the threat is real and affects all communities
We know that an emerging threat is that of individuals, who operate by themselves but who have been influenced by extremist ideology. This threat includes the potential for radicalisation of vulnerable and isolated individuals via social media and the internet and a significant proportion of local referrals have been in relation to concerns about online extremism.
Further information about Prevent is also available on the Norfolk Schools website.