Prevent duty guidance

Local priorities for prevent duty

In Northamptonshire, our main priorities are:

1. Al Qaeda Islamic State (AQ/IS/Da’esh) Inspired Terrorism: There's a significant risk of a terrorist attack inspired by Al Qaeda/Da'esh in the UK. Despite this, we've had few reports about it, even though it's the biggest threat here.
2. Extreme Right Wing Terrorism (ERWT): This is the biggest concern in Northamptonshire. It makes up 13% of all the issues we deal with. We've seen this mainly in places like Wellingborough, Kettering, Daventry, and South Northamptonshire. Most of the people involved are young, and they're usually online. They're often influenced by ideas about protecting white people, which can involve racism and support for extreme groups.
3. online extremism: Nearly half of the issues we deal with are influenced by online activity. Young people are getting involved in extremism online, especially in the extreme right-wing space. They might start radicalising themselves online and then try to radicalise others by sharing extremist content. Signs to look out for include secretive online behaviour, viewing extreme websites, sharing hateful content, and showing support for previous terrorist acts.
4. Self-Initiated Terrorists (S-ITs): These are individuals who plan attacks on their own, without being part of a larger terrorist network. They're a significant threat because they don't need much training or support to carry out an attack.

Newsletters and updates

Counter Terrorism Policing East Midlands produces a quarterly and annual Counter Terrorism Local Priorities (CTLP) update, providing an overview of the identified terrorism risk in our local area. This update is shared with education providers through the DSL forum and newsletters. To subscribe, please email [email protected].

Last updated 17 June 2024