Highest ever number of referrals to anti-extremism scheme recorded

8,778 individuals have been referred to Prevent, the government's anti-extremism scheme, in the year to March 2025. It's the highest number ever recorded since records began in 2015, when the statutory Prevent duty was placed on authorities. It is also a 26% increase from the 6,922 referrals the year before. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/lammy-prisoners-manhunt-wrongly-released-reeves-tax-rises-budget-politics-latest-starmer-labour-12593360 #crime #prison #extremeism #prevent #uknews #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales