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Introducing the Desecuritising Higher Education Project at BCU

In 2015 the Government passed the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act into law, updating and enhancing the scope of UK Counter-Terrorism powers.   One unprecedented aspect of this law was to create a legal duty for various public authorities to perform a counter-extremism function as part of their day-to-day work

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Mapping Prevent Duty in UKHE

What does Prevent duty look like in higher education? 

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The Desecuritising Higher Education Project Update

It has been a while since we provided an update on how things are progressing with the project and as the team has been...

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FOI data on the Prevent Duty in universities raise serious questions about necessity and proportionality

The UK’s counter-terrorism strategy consists of four different parts: Protect, Pursue, Prepare and Prevent. 

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New report sheds light on Prevent Duty in higher education

A study of Prevent Duty in UK higher education (UKHE) has highlighted significant issues around its effectiveness and ...

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