Exclusive: Children aged nine and under were among 3955 people reported to Channel in 2015,up from 1681 in 2014Almost 4000 people were referred to the UK government’s flagship counter-terrorism scheme final year – nearly triple the figure in the preceding year, and an average of 11 people a day.
The rise in referrals, and which came amid concerns over Britons returning to the UK from fighting in Syria,followed moves by the government that placed prisons, NHS Trusts and schools under a new statutory duty to tackle extremist radicalisation.
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Source: theguardian.com