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New safeguarding website launched by Prevent Programme

Work to stop teenagers being radicalised by terrorists online during lockdown is being stepped up.

Date - 18th November 2020
By - Chris Smith

The UK’s head of counter terrorism has launched a new safeguarding advice website to curb grooming of teenagers by extremists. The ACT Early website has been created as part of wider activity to divert young people away from online and social...

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