Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund
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The Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund was established by the British government's Department for Communities and Local Government as as "a key element of the PREVENT element of the Government’s counter-terrorism strategy."[1] It distributes funds via local government to organisation it sees as fight extremism. By October 2007 200 projects had been agreed, nearly 80 of them in London. Under Hazel Blears the government is increasing funding, and is to provide £45 million over the next three years to local partnerships through Prevent (PVE): Funding. By 2010-11, funding will rise to £18 million a year.[2]
Intelligence Collation
According to a PVE Pathfinder Fund Report published by the DCLG, which mapped PVE project activities in 2007/08, it stated:
"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"[3]
According to the wording of the CONTEST Strategy, the purpose of Objective 6 is
"...to: develop supporting intelligence, analysis and information...".[4]
Notes
- ↑ Communities and Local Government, 'Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund: Guidance Note' (PDF), 7 February 2007
- ↑ Susannah Tarbush, 'The Quilliam Foundation', Al-Hayat, 26 May 2008
- ↑ Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund: Mapping of project activities 2007/2008, Communities and Local Government, December 2008, 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
