Prevent
Joint statement from the Provost and Registrar and Secretary
Academic freedom and freedom of speech are fundamental to being a global University, In the pursuit of new knowledge, free and open debate is crucial. The Prevent duty introduced in 2015 requires us to have “due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism”. We must comply with the Prevent duty. However, in doing so our challenge is not to infringe upon academic freedoms but to ensure the welfare of our staff and students. The Exeter ethos with regard to this dual challenge is to implement the Prevent duty with the due consideration, consultation and care to allow both academic freedom and the protection of staff and students to sit together side by side.
Find out more about the
University's approach, and see notes from the annual on-campus events - these include actions and records of question and answer sessions.
External links
The following links provide more information, guidance and support with regard to the Prevent duty.
- Government Prevent Guidance - Guidance issued on how the Duty should be implemented
- Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 - The Act that the Prevent duty sits within
- Terrorism Act 2000 - the definition of "terrorism" within section 1 forms the basis for the interpretation with regard to the duty
- Government - channel referral process - Guidance on how the process works
- Safe Campus Communities - Sector wide information hub with regard to the duty
- What you can do – Advice and support website for those concerned about loved ones who may be vulnerable to extremism and terrorism
- Safer Giving - advice on protection from giving to unlawful/proscribed organisations when giving to charities