Counter-terrorism - the Prevent duty

How we monitor

Our monitoring framework explains how we monitor providers’ implementation of the Prevent duty.

It includes:

information on how providers demonstrate due regard to the OfS and how we assess compliance
details of how providers should report changes of circumstance or Prevent-related serious incidents
how we will promote continuous improvement from the sector.

View the monitoring framework for 2018-19 onwards

We held a series of surgeries offering information on the monitoring approach for providers. The same content was covered in the webinar below.

During the 2020-21 academic year:

301 established providers subject to Prevent monitoring were required to submit an accountability statement signed off by the chair of the governing body or proprietor and submit data about their activities relating to core areas of the Prevent duty (compared with 300 during 2019-20).
19 providers were newly subject to the Prevent duty (compared with 22 during 2019-20). New entrants undergo an initial test of their compliance through both detailed assessments and Prevent review meetings. New entrant providers are not required to submit accountability and data returns until they complete this process.

Through these monitoring processes, we did not find any cases of providers failing to demonstrate due regard to the Prevent duty.

We previously published:

Last updated 25 May 2023 + show all updates

25 May 2023: Link added to latest report: Prevent accountability and data return sector-level data for academic year 2021-22
24 January 2023: Updated monitoring outcomes for the 2020-21 academic year
14 July 2022: Link added to latest report: Prevent accountability and data return sector-level data for academic year 2020-21
16 December 2021: Change in reporting requirements - summary of changes effective from 1 January 2022
16 December 2021: Restructure of content. Some information moved to Who to contact and Guidance for providers pages.
05 October 2021: Details of 2019-20 academic year added
02 September 2021: Link added to report and sector-level data from providers’ accountability and data returns (ADRs) for academic years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20.
16 October 2020: Link to the guidance for accountability and data returns 2020 added
10 September 2020: Updated change of circumstances guidance
29 May 2020: Link to Prevent risk assessments webinar added
07 May 2020: Added link to the letters sent to providers on Prevent monitoring during the coronavirus pandemic
06 February 2020: Links added to two new publications
21 January 2020: Timeline of activity updated

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