Prevent and the Government's Counter Extremism Strategy
9 March 2016
The Joint Committee on Human Rights examines the Government's Counter Extremism Strategy, as a part of the Committee's legislative scrutiny of the Counter Extremism Bill for it's human rights compliance.
- Watch Parliament TV: Government's plan for countering extremism
- Inquiry: Counter Extremism Bill legislative scrutiny
- Joint Committee on Human Rights
Witness
Wednesday 9 March 2016, Committee Room 1, Palace of Westminster
At 3.15pm
- David Anderson QC, UK Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation
- Lord Carlile of Berriew QC
Purpose of session
Issues to be covered include:
- Prevent Strategy, particularly in education, including the university sector
- Counter Extremism Strategy
- The Government's proposed Counter Extremism Bill
Background
Useful briefings:
- HM Government, Counter-Extremism Strategy, October 2015
- House of Lords Library Note, Freedom of Speech in Higher Education Institutions, November 2015
- House of Commons Library Note, Counter-extremism policy in English schools, January 2016
- House of Commons Library Note, Counter-Extremism Policy: An Overview, February 2016
Further information
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