Prevent missed chance to work with Southport killer, says review

The counter-terrorism programme ‘Prevent’ needs to rapidly adapt to the online world where so much radicalisation takes place, and focus on the individual, rather than the ideology, according to an independent review.

The scheme missed an opportunity to work with the Southport  killer Axel Rudakabana, after teachers referred him to Prevent because of his obsession with violence. He was rejected by the programme three times.

The Prevent scheme also missed chances to protect the public from the attacker who assassinated the MP Sir David Amess.