Prevent referral training for organisations
Building on the Key Principles of Prevent issued on 23 February 2026, the Home Office should ensure that accessible information and appropriate training materials should be made available to organisations which are likely to make Prevent referrals (particularly those subject to the Prevent Duty) to strengthen understanding that a fixed ideology is not required for a referral to be made or accepted. The development of a Prevent practitioner portal should be prioritised.
- The Home Office maintains a Prevent duty training service providing awareness and referrals modules for practitioners and organisations subject to the Prevent duty (Prevent duty training portal, Home Office, accessed July 2026).
- The government response states that updates to guidance on the Key Principles of Prevent are being developed and that the Prevent Practitioner Portal is being tested before becoming fully operational in autumn 2026, with completion expected by late 2026 (Government Response to Phase 1 of the Southport Inquiry, CP 1623, Home Office, July 2026).
How was this evidence gathered?
Response
Accepted
Response
AcceptedThe Home Office is the lead department and expects to complete the implementation of this recommendation by late 2026. Progress and next steps:
- Updates to guidance on the Key Principles of Prevent are being developed.
- The Prevent Practitioner Portal is being tested before becoming fully operational in autumn 2026 and will include relevant guidance and supporting documents to build understanding and awareness and support organisation that are likely to make Prevent referrals.
Progress Timeline
Government response published 2 July 2026 (CP 1623). The government accepted this recommendation; the lead department reports implementation is in progress.