article_snippet: Dal Babu said most Muslims are suspicious of the Prevent scheme and think the Prevent scheme is used for spying on most Muslims.
article_snippet: The Prevent programme, which has an annual budget of £40million, is designed to identify people at risk of being radicalised and potentially turning to terrorism.
article_snippet: But The Prevent programme, which has an annual budget of £40million has come under scrutiny because of the 600 Britons who are believed to have travelled to Syria to join Islamic State (IS), including the three London schoolgirls who fled the UK last month.
article_snippet: Mr Babu, who was chairman of the Association of Muslim Officers within the Met, said: ‘There's been a lot of concern about the Prevent strategy in the Muslim community over the last few years.
article_snippet: Prevent was bought in with good intentions but over the years Prevent has alienated the Muslim community who see Prevent as spying.
article_snippet: Prevent's a toxic brand in the same way the Big Society idea was brought in
article_snippet: Anyone who comes under scrutiny as part of Prevent can also see Anyone who comes under scrutiny as part of Prevent details shared with counter terrorism officers.
article_snippet: The programme has come under scrutiny because of the 600 Britons who are believed to have travelled to Syria to join Islamic State (IS), including the three London schoolgirls who fled the UK last month (above)
article_snippet: Nevertheless thousands of people have received help from projects supported by Prevent following concerns being raised about thousands of people behaviour and attitudes.
article_snippet: This Government fundamentally revised the Prevent strategy in 2011 to ensure This Government challenges terrorist ideology, supports people who are vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism and works with sectors and institutions where there are risks of radicalisation.
article_snippet: Most importantly, we changed Prevent's objectives so it also deals with non-violent extremism.
highlights_snippet: The Prevent programme, designed to tackle terrorism, has a £40m budget .