Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund
The Government has launched a new £5 million fund as a key part of the PREVENT element of its counter-terrorism strategy. The Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund is aimed at supporting local authorities in building strengthened partnerships with the peaceful majority in communities, in order to isolate and defeat violent extremism.
The Government has launched a new £5 million fund as a key part of the PREVENT element of its counter-terrorism strategy. The Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund is aimed at supporting local authorities in building strengthened partnerships with the peaceful majority in communities, in order to isolate and defeat violent extremism.
In support of the fund, a guidance document has been published which explains the objectives of the fund and how it will be rolled out. It also offers practical guidance on working with communities to develop community-based and community-led initiatives to tackle radicalisation.
Funds will be intially focused on areas of highest priority, that is, in the main, on local authorities with sizeable Muslim communities. As a starting point, this will generally be authorities with Muslim populations of 5 per cent or more.
The guidance document can be found at http://www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1506075