Hate Speech - Pupil Handout College

Name: _________________________________________ Date: _________________ Year Group: _________

📊 Key Facts

In 2023-24, 6,406 referrals were made to the Channel programme — the government's early intervention counter-extremism scheme
The majority of Channel referrals involved concern about Islamist extremism, followed by far-right extremism
Online radicalisation now features in the majority of domestic terrorism cases
Young men aged 15-29 are most commonly referred to Channel
Education is the most common sector making Prevent referrals (33% of all referrals)

Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 — Prevent duty on specified authorities including all educational institutions
Terrorism Act 2000 — definition of terrorism; offences including membership, support, and funding
Terrorism Act 2006 — encouragement of terrorism, dissemination of terrorist publications
Online Safety Act 2023 — terrorism content as illegal content requiring proactive removal
Channel is a voluntary early intervention programme — not a criminal process
The Prevent duty requires institutions to have policies and staff training in place, not to act as intelligence services

Scenario 1: A friend tells you something worrying about hate speech. What do you do?

Scenario 2: You see something related to hate speech that concerns you. What are your options?

Scenario 3: Someone you know seems to be in a situation involving hate speech. How do you respond?

The Prevent duty is a legal obligation on all educational institutions — familiarity is not optional
Radicalisation is a process, not an event — early identification is possible and effective
Channel is a support pathway, not a criminal process — referral can genuinely help vulnerable young people
Effective counter-narratives address the underlying grievance as well as the ideology
The civil liberties concerns about Prevent are legitimate and worth engaging with honestly

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CEOP: ceop.police.uk (online exploitation)

Emergency: 999