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Recommendation 3
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We recommend that the Home Office establishes a coherent, long-term research and evidence programme on...
Recommendation
We recommend that the Home Office establishes a coherent, long-term research and evidence programme on emerging forms of extremism. It should ensure that sufficient support and resources are available to enable independent, empirical research to be commissioned, whether by the Home Office itself, the Commission for Countering Extremism or the Office of the Independent Prevent Commissioner. Research conducted should be published and the Home Office should include mechanisms for regularly reviewing and updating the evidence base. We expect the Home Office to set out its plans for such a research and evidence programme in its response to this report. (Recommendation, Paragraph 32) 52 Online spaces, AI and other technology
Government response summary AI-generated
The government's response focuses on strengthening media literacy and the Home Office's regular provision of analysis on terrorist propaganda to inform partners, but does not commit to establishing the recommended long-term, independent research and evidence programme.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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Home Office analysis and insight functions provide world-leading analysis of terrorist and extremist use of propaganda and exploitation of the internet. To support this crucial objective, the Home Office undertakes open-source research to better understand the terrorist and extremist media, online and communications environment. This work is crucial to the delivery of Prevent and has helped to position the UK at the forefront of the battle against terrorist and extremist online propaganda. Prevent remains a vital tool to divert people from dangerous and poisonous ideologies. As announced in ‘Protecting What Matters’, the Home Office’s annual ‘State of Extremism’ report, the first of which will be published by the end of 2026, will support public sector staff to tackle extremism. This will include information on what extremism looks like today in the UK—groups, narratives and ideologies, including Islamist and Extreme Right—as well as the action this government is taking to disrupt these extremist threats. The Home Office is also increasing its analytical resource to increase its horizon scanning capability—this will allow us to identify and understand new and emerging extremist threats—we can then share this information with local partners, building their understanding of the threat and the best way to mitigate this.
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