Channel Reporting Procedure

CHANNEL REPORTING PROCEDURE

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If you believe that someone is vulnerable to being exploited or radicalised please use the CTSW Skills Ltd referral procedures to escalate concerns to the appropriate person who will make a referral to Channel as required.

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Record the information on the relevant CTSW Skills Ltd Prevent form and report to your Prevent Lead AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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The Prevent Lead will then discuss the concern with you and decide whether to refer to Channel.

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Immediate Risk

Contact Safeguarding Rep and /or Police (local counter terrorism unit)

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Risk recognised

Contact Prevent Lead and / or DfE helpline (details below).

Please ensure that the Prevent Lead is notified of any concerns

reported to the DfE helpline.

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Checking process

Prevent Lead will refer to Channel and report to Directors via the internal notification process

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Referrer decision

The referrer will be informed by Channel as to whether the case will be pursued through Prevent.

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Referral to Channel via the local authority Prevent co-ordinator

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ANYONE can make a referral to Channel.

• Channel is an early intervention process which will gather information to determine whether there is a specific risk of radicalisation and whether the threat is malicious.

• The local authority Prevent Co-ordinator and the police Channel Co-ordinator will identify the type of support required and refer to a Multi-Agency Channel Panel.

• A Multi-Agency Channel Panel is made up of external agencies based around the persons vulnerabilities; health, employment, housing, education, etc who will arrange for tailored support approved through the Channel intervention to be implemented.

The Department for Education has launched a helpline for anyone concerned about a child who may be at risk of extremism, or about extremism within an organisation working with children and young people. 

Email: counter.extremism@education.gsi.gov.uk

Telephone: 020 7340 7264