Summary of "What are Prevent and CONTEST?"

UK Government’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy: CONTEST

The video explains the UK government’s counter-terrorism strategy called CONTEST, which consists of four key components known as the “four Ps”: Prevent, Pursue, Protect, and Prepare.

Overview of the Four Ps

Pursue Focuses on stopping terrorist attacks through operational policing and security services by identifying terrorists and bringing them to justice.
Protect Aims to strengthen security at public places such as airports, railway stations, shopping centers, and sports venues to prevent attacks.
Prepare Seeks to mitigate the impact of any terrorist attack that cannot be stopped.
Prevent The focus of the video, Prevent is a safeguarding strategy designed to stop people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. It operates in a non-criminal space, aiming to intervene early and offer support to individuals vulnerable to radicalization.

Details of Prevent

Prevent’s objectives and approach include:

Safeguarding and supporting those at risk of radicalization through early intervention.
Offering support on a voluntary basis rather than mandating participation.
Not focusing on criminal prosecution or evidence gathering; arrests are considered a failure of the strategy.
Addressing all forms of terrorism and non-violent extremism.
Being a statutory duty since 2015 under the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act.

Prevent Duty in Universities and the Public Sector

The Prevent duty applies to specified authorities, including:

Universities and other funded educational institutions
Schools
Local authorities
Police
Probation services
Prisons
Health sectors

Key points about the Prevent duty:

It is an organizational duty, not directed at individuals, requiring institutions to have due regard to preventing people from being drawn into terrorism.
Universities must consider Prevent in all their functions and involve both staff and students in supporting this duty.
Students and staff can play a vital role in identifying individuals vulnerable to radicalization, often among friends or colleagues, and directing them to appropriate support.
Safeguarding through Prevent is a shared responsibility across the university community.

Note: The video appears to be a training or informational session presented by a university representative or counter-terrorism educator; no specific names are provided.