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Community Relations

Volume 490: debated on Friday 27 March 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the answer to the right hon. Member for Leicester, East (Keith Vaz), of 18 June 2008, Official Report, column 947W, on community relations: extremism, what projects (a) were implemented in 2007-08 and (b) will have been implemented in 2008-09 to support institutions or individuals vulnerable to radicalisation under the Prevent strand of Project Contest. (263168)

I have been asked to reply.

The following projects were implemented to support institutions or individuals vulnerable to radicalisation in 2007-08:

Two police-led local multi-agency initiatives.

One directly-funded intervention project.

The following projects are being or will have been implemented to support institutions or individuals vulnerable to radicalisation in 2008-09:

Eight projects supporting schools and further and higher education institutions.

13 police-led projects aimed at delivering Objectives 2&3 of the Prevent Strategy.

40 projects across the youth justice estate

Two directly-funded intervention projects

Nine police-led local multi-agency initiatives

Guidance on ethical considerations when undertaking research into extremism.