Two police forces referred members of their own staff to a government programme designed to steer vulnerable individuals away from committing acts of terrorism, inspectors have revealed. “Insider” threats posed by staff vulnerable to radicalisation are overlooked by the majority of forces, according to a report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). “Only one force had arrangements in place acknowledging that members of staff vulnerable to radicalisation might need safeguarding,” it said. Only two forces gave examples of having used a recognised Prevent referral approach to deal with a staff member who was vulnerable to extremism. The vulnerability of staff generally was not referred to in forces’ Prevent training, the report said.

Source: The Guardian March 09, 2020 11:55 UTC