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| − | + | "Our aim is to develop resilient British Muslim communities as part of our response to this threat. The fund will therefore be focused on local authorities with sizeable Muslim communities. As a starting point, authorities with populations of 5% or more should be considered for funding.<ref>[http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/320330.pdf [[Preventing Violent Extremism]] Pathfinder Fund: Guidance Notes], ''Department for Communities & Local Government'', 7 February 2007, p.6, accessed 19.03.10</ref> | |
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==Uncertain Objectives== | ==Uncertain Objectives== | ||
Revision as of 20:42, 19 March 2010
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The Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund was established by the British government's Department for Communities and Local Government in 2007 as "a key element of the Prevent element of the Government’s counter-terrorism strategy - CONTEST."[1]
The Pathfinder Fund distributes funds via local government to organisations that will assist in:
"preventing violent extremism and...[create] a situation where Muslim communities reject and actively condemn violent extremism and seek to undermine and isolate violent extremists".[2]
It was agreed by the DCLG that £5 million would be made available under the Pathfinder Fund from April 2007 for that financial year,[3] however, this figure drastically increased to £45 million under the leadership of Hazel Blears and will be allocated over the next three financial years.[4]
By 2010-11, it has been suggested that PVE Pathfinder funding will increase to £18 million per year.[5]
Who is Eligible for Funding
Any local council borough, which housed either a "sizeable Muslim community", or had more than 5 percent Muslims, would be considered for funding under the Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder programme.
The actual wording in the Guidance Notes stated:
"Our aim is to develop resilient British Muslim communities as part of our response to this threat. The fund will therefore be focused on local authorities with sizeable Muslim communities. As a starting point, authorities with populations of 5% or more should be considered for funding.[6]
Uncertain Objectives
According to a PVE Pathfinder Fund Report published by the DCLG, which mapped a total of 261 PVE projects activities in 2007/08 for nine English regions it stated that:
"Over two-fifths of all projects across England sought to challenge the violent extremist ideology and support mainstream voices (Objective 1) and develop understanding, analysis and evaluation (Objective 6, 48% and 44% respectively)"[7]
According to the wording of the official British counter-terrorism Strategy - CONTEST, the purpose of Objective 6 is
"...to: develop supporting intelligence, analysis and information...".[9]
Therefore, out of the 261 projects under the Pathfinder Fund, 44 percent of projects (114 actual projects) were focused on the collation of information, intelligence and analysis, along with undermining the extremist voices within local Muslim communities.
South-West England-All the projects that were carried out under the PVE Pathfinder Fund in the South-West of England (a total of 3) were categorised by the DCLG Report as assissting in the the delivery of "Objective 6" - 'to develop supporting intelligence, analysis and information'.[10]
Funding: Regional Breakdown
Funding under the PVE Pathfinder Fund for the year 2007-08 totaled £5,970,377.00 and was distributed to the following nine English regions. A breakdown of how much funding each region obtained is given in the table 2.
London | North West | South East | East Midlands | West Midlands | East of England | Yorkshire and Humber | North East | South West
Notes
- ↑ Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund: Guidance Notes, Department for Communities & Local Government, 7 February 2007, p.3, accessed 19.03.10
- ↑ Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund: Guidance Notes, Department for Communities & Local Government, 7 February 2007, p.3, accessed 19.03.10
- ↑ Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund: Guidance Notes, Department for Communities & Local Government, 7 February 2007, p.3, accessed 19.03.10
- ↑ Susannah Tarbush, 'The Quilliam Foundation', Al-Hayat, 26 May 2008
- ↑ Susannah Tarbush, 'The Quilliam Foundation', Al-Hayat, 26 May 2008
- ↑ Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund: Guidance Notes, Department for Communities & Local Government, 7 February 2007, p.6, accessed 19.03.10
- ↑ Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund: Mapping of project activities 2007/2008, Communities and Local Government, December 2008, p.47 accessed 17.03.10
- ↑ Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund: Mapping of project activities 2007/2008, Communities and Local Government, December 2008, p.47 accessed 17.03.10
- ↑ Pursue, Prevent, Protect, Prepare: The United Kingdom's Strategy for Countering International Terrorism March 2009, HM Government, p.14 - accessed 17.03.10
- ↑ Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund: Mapping of project activities 2007/2008, Communities and Local Government, December 2008, p.46 accessed 17.03.10
- ↑ Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund: Mapping of project activities 2007/2008, Communities and Local Government, December 2008, p.39 accessed 17.03.10
