Commissioner for Countering Extremism, Robin Simcox and The General Secretary of the Interministerial Committee for the Prevention of Delinquency and Radicalisation (SG-CIPDR), Étienne Apaire.
The Commission for Countering Extremism hosted its first conference last week, bringing together academics, policy-makers, and operational and regulatory partners to discuss ‘Extremism in the UK: What does it look like and how should we respond?’ Robin Simcox, Interim Commissioner …
Interim Commissioner Robin Simcox has had his term extended for a further 6 months, to March 2022. During this time, the recruitment process for a permanent Commissioner will be launched by the Home Office. Robin reflects on his role so …
It is a great honour to be appointed as the Interim Lead Commissioner at the Commission for Countering Extremism. My predecessor, Sara Khan, led valuable work in opening up vital conversations about the terrible impact that extremism has on not …
Today we have published a report highlighting the achievements of the Commission over the last three years and our reflections moving forward. I am extremely honoured to have led the Commission for Countering Extremism for the past three years. When …
Lead Commissioner Sara Khan was invited to speak at an event run by the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination for the Council of Europe. She was joined in the webinar by former former Chief superintendent Jean-Claude Vullierme from France and …
Welcome to our third newsletter, which provides you with the latest updates from the Commission. What have we been working on? Legal Review In the summer, we announced the launch of our legal review which will examine the effectiveness …
On the 23rd September, Lead Commissioner Sara Khan gave evidence on counter-extremism to the Home Affairs Select Committee. The session gave Sara the opportunity to highlight the findings from our flagship report ‘Challenging Hateful Extremism’, as well as answering questions …
We’ve published a report today, looking at the way in which extremists have sought to exploit the current pandemic. My Commission has pulled together research from various areas, to get an overall picture of the extremist threat during the pandemic. …
By Sara Khan, Lead Commissioner for Commission for Countering Extremism In our flagship report “Challenging Hateful Extremism” my Commission committed to undertake a review of how effective existing laws are in dealing with hateful extremist activity in our country. Today, …
Welcome to our second newsletter, which provides you the latest updates from the Commission. Note from the Lead Commissioner I hope that you are keeping well during these difficult and testing times. The past few weeks have not been easy …
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