Dozens of environmental activists have been referred to the Home Office’s anti-terrorism programme.
Public bodies such as councils, schools and universities have a duty to make referrals to the Prevent programme when they consider a person to be at risk of radicalisation.
At least 45 activists were referred to Prevent over environmental extremism between April 2016 and March last year, a freedom of information request from The Times shows.
When people are referred to Prevent the police assess whether or not they need more comprehensive intervention through a programme called Channel. The Home Office said at least one environmental activist was of sufficient concern to need this.
Prevent was established in 2003 and the requirements for reporting to it are laid down in the Counter-Terrorism
