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To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Bach on 12 February (WA 237–38), how the £2.7 million allocated by the Office for Security and Counter Terrorism for 2008–09 will be spent; and how its effectiveness will be monitored. [HL1655]
The Home Office's Office for Security and Counter Terrorism allocated £2.7 million to the National Offender Management Service in 2008-9 to support the delivery of a programme of work to address the risks associated with violent extremism and radicalisation. This programme includes improved intelligence gathering; training and awareness-raising for staff; support for chaplaincy teams; and work to research and develop appropriate interventions. The programme is reviewed by senior officials and by Ministers on a regular basis.