How Local Authorities Can Lead Smarter, More Inclusive Procurement
The 2025 Local Government Procurement Report ranks councils on SME, VCSE, and local spend, with strategies to boost social value in procurement.
Closure of community spaces has created riot ‘tinderbox’
29/07/2025 The loss of shared spaces – from pubs to parks – has undermined community cohesion and fed far-right extremism, a think tank has said. |
Southport attack report highlights ‘serious issues’ with Prevent
27/01/2025 An investigation into the handling of Axel Rudakubana before he carried out the fatal Southport attack has found ‘serious issues’ with Prevent. |
Council welcomes Prevent inquiry after Southport attack
21/01/2025 Lancashire County Council has welcomed the announcement of an inquiry into the Prevent programme following the conviction of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana. |
Government seeks Prevent programme 'answers' after Southport attack
21/01/2025 Reforms to Prevent are to be unveiled this week ahead of a public inquiry looking at why it failed to stop last year's fatal Southport knife attack. |
Councils in cohesion cash plea
10/10/2024 Councils have made a plea to the Government for powers and resources to bolster community cohesion in the face of the ongoing threat of extremism. |
Mayors asked to take lead in drive against extremism
05/09/2024 Local political leaders have been asked to spearhead efforts to tackle extremism and foster greater community cohesion following a summer of disorder. |
Counter-extremism faces ‘unprecedented challenges’
14/03/2024 The battle against radicalisation at the local level faces ‘unprecedented challenges’ due to a lack of funding, local authority leaders have warned. |
Khan announces £875k to tackle extremism
12/04/2023 Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced an £875,000 investment to support community projects tackling extremism across the capital. |
Council chiefs call for joined up anti-terrorism approach
09/02/2023 A ‘broad and joined-up approach’ is needed to combat terrorism, according to the Local Government Association. |
Report highlights 52 areas most at risk of far right extremism
01/11/2021 A new report has identified 52 local communities are at risk of increased far right activity due to the pandemic. |
Calls to classify dangerous conspiracy theories
09/07/2020 The Government should classify dangerous conspiracy theories by the harm they cause to people, a new report has said. |
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‘Whole-society' approach to tackle extremism, Burnham says
31/07/2018 Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has called for a 'whole-society' approach to tackle rising levels of extremism. |
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Councils take key Prevent strategy role
30/05/2018 Councils have been handed administrative control of the controversial Prevent counter-terror strategy, The MJ has learned. |
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Greenwich leader defends decision to remove ‘shrine’ to murdered soldier
01/02/2018 The leader of Greenwich Council has defended the authority’s decision to remove an unofficial memorial to the murdered soldier Lee Rigby in the face of attacks from far-right extremists. |
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Suspected jihadis offered houses in counter-extremism programme
30/10/2017 British jihadis suspected of fighting in Syria could be offered support with finding jobs, counselling and housing in Government's counter-extremism plan. |
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Anti-radicalisation programme accused of Islamophobia
30/08/2017 The Government has criticised a report into its controversial anti-radicalisation programme for spreading what it describes as ‘falsehoods’ and ‘myths’. |
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Preventing the spread of extremism
30/06/2017 Prevent manager Waqar Ahmed delivers a reality check for the much-maligned counter-extremism initiative, arguing that while there are challenges to the programme, it has helped thwart potential attacks. |
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Anti-extremism chief in call for wider Prevent focus after attack
30/03/2017 The chair of the London Prevent Board has suggested the focus of the programme should be widened in the wake of the Westminster terror attack. |
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Extremism funding a concern for Casey
10/01/2017 Extremism tsar Dame Louise Casey has admitted she is concerned about funding levels in key areas but believes the ‘money isn’t going to come back’. |
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Whitehall should abandon ‘flawed’ counter-terrorism strategy
19/10/2016 The Government’s counter-extremism policy in health and education creates a ‘serious risk’ of human rights violations and is counterproductive, report argues. |
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Support for families of extremists ‘lamentable’, select committee finds
25/08/2016 The support made available to families of individuals who travel abroad to join terrorist organisations is ‘lamentable’, select committee says. |
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Councils failing to protect older learners from extremist ideologies, HMI warns
12/07/2016 Many local authorities are failing to work with further education colleges and skills providers in tackling radicalisation and extremism, report reveals. |
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Queen's Speech 2016: Crack down on extremists working with vulnerable groups
18/05/2016 Councils will be given the power to stop extremists from working with children or vulnerable people, under tough new measures unveiled today in the Queen's speech. |
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Website launched to protect children from ‘twisted ideologies’
19/01/2016 A new website is being launched by the Government to help parents protect children from ‘radical views’. |
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‘You ain’t no Muslim, bruv’
10/12/2015 Reflecting on the Leytonstone Tube station stabbing, Martin Esom, Waltham Forest LBC chief executive and chair of the London Prevent Board, explains how councils can tackle radicalisation and improve community cohesion. |
