Datalaw Prevent Policy Cilex
Prevent Partnership Policy
(Aligned to the Prevent Duty Guidance 2023 and Cilex Awarding Body Requirements)
Section 1 – Introduction, Purpose and Legal Context
1.1 The Prevent Duty
The Prevent duty, established under the Counterterrorism and Security Act 2015 (CTSA 2015), requires education and training providers, including awarding bodies and organisations delivering their qualifications, to have due regard to the need to prevent people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.
This joint policy outlines how Datalaw, as a training provider, and Cilex as the awarding body, will work in partnership to uphold the Prevent Duty. It reflects the 2026 Prevent Review, the Prevent Duty Guidance (2023), current Home Office and regional guidance, and awarding-body quality assurance expectations set by Cilex.
Both organisations commit to maintaining a safe, supportive environment for all learners, apprentices and staff; tackling the ideological causes of terrorism; ensuring effective partnership working between the training provider and awarding body; and upholding fundamental British values and challenging extremist views.
Datalaw and Cilex recognise that exposure to extremist materials, online content, or individuals poses a risk to learner wellbeing and achievement. Failure to address extremist views would constitute a failure of safeguarding responsibility.
Prevent forms one strand of the UK Government’s counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST: Prevent – stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism; Pursue – stop terrorist attacks; Protect – strengthen protection against attacks; Prepare – mitigate the impact of attacks.
1.2 Purpose of the Partnership Policy
The purpose of this policy is to ensure that Datalaw and Cilex operate in full alignment, providing a coordinated and consistent approach to Prevent by ensuring shared awareness of Prevent across both organisations; establishing clear roles, responsibilities and reporting expectations; outlining a joint approach to risk assessment, training, communication and quality monitoring; ensuring a proportionate and supportive referral process consistent with both Datalaw safeguarding procedures and Cilex’s regulatory requirements; embedding British values within teaching, assessment, curriculum design and quality assurance processes; and minimising risk to learners and ensuring all collaborative activities meet Prevent requirements.
This policy acts as an extension of Datalaw’s Safeguarding Policy and aligns with Cilex’s quality assurance, compliance and regulatory frameworks.
1.3 Underpinning Legislation and Guidance
This partnership policy is informed by the Prevent Duty Guidance (2023); Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015; Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation; Equality Act 2010; local safeguarding children and adult guidance; and Cilex awarding body policies on centre approval and monitoring, centre responsibilities for safeguarding and Prevent, and quality assurance and risk management.
Key external resources (non-exhaustive) include Home Office Prevent Duty Guidance (2023); the Prevent & Channel factsheet (2023); Act Early (https://actearly.uk/); and Educate Against Hate (https://www.educateagainsthate.com/). Both organisations commit to using government-approved guidance and sharing updates between partners.
1.4 Equality and Protected Characteristics
This partnership operates in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 and its protected characteristics. Datalaw and Cilex jointly promote equality, inclusion, diversity and respect. Discrimination, harassment and victimisation are not tolerated within any qualification, assessment or learner support process.
1.5 Definitions
Prevent-related definitions used within this policy follow those in Datalaw’s Prevent policy (radicalisation, extremism, vulnerability, terrorism, safeguarding etc.) and Cilex regulatory expectations.
Section 2 – Aims, Objectives and Scope
2.1 Strategic Aims of the Partnership
Datalaw and Cilex jointly support the national Prevent objectives to tackle the ideological causes of terrorism, intervene early with individuals who may be at risk, and promote rehabilitation for those previously engaged in extremism.
Through the partnership, this will be achieved by embedding critical thinking, British values and digital resilience into learning and assessment; sharing information between Datalaw and Cilex relating to Prevent risks, concerns, or regional trends; ensuring all assessment and qualification delivery meets Cilex’s compliance standards in relation to Prevent and safeguarding; and monitoring local, regional and national risks and adapting delivery accordingly.
Both organisations commit to promoting respect, equality and learner voice; ensuring resources, assessment materials and delivery methods do not expose learners to extremist content; and ensuring safe, responsible use of online platforms used for qualification delivery.
2.2 Scope
This policy applies to all Datalaw staff involved in delivering Cilex qualifications; all Cilex staff involved in approval, quality assurance or support for Datalaw; all learners/apprentices enrolled on Cilex-regulated programmes delivered by Datalaw; and external contractors, assessors, verifiers, moderators or visitors engaged in qualification delivery. Given the diverse backgrounds and age range of Datalaw learners, Prevent is a key safeguarding consideration.
Section 3 – Training, Awareness and Risk Management
3.1 Training and Awareness
Datalaw Responsibilities: Ensure all delivery staff complete Prevent training at induction; complete full PREVENT Training every three years; update staff awareness annually; embed Prevent awareness into learner induction and tutorials; and maintain training records for audit by Cilex.
Cilex Responsibilities: Provide clear Prevent expectations to approved centres; review Datalaw’s Prevent training evidence during quality audits; and provide updates to Datalaw on changes in Prevent or safeguarding guidance.
Both organisations ensure staff understand extremist ideologies, signs of vulnerability, referral pathways, online safety risks, and their responsibility to promote British values.
3.2 Risk Management
Datalaw and Cilex will adopt a shared approach to Prevent risk management by conducting joint reviews of Prevent risks during centre monitoring; ensuring radicalisation risks are included in Datalaw’s organisation-wide risk assessments; monitoring events that may impact specific learner groups; ensuring assessment platforms and online learning environments are safe; and coordinating responses to Prevent-related incidents, where appropriate. Serious concerns will be escalated using Datalaw safeguarding procedures and may be shared with Cilex if they impact qualification integrity or learner safety.
3.3 Reducing Permissive Environments
Both organisations commit to ensuring that no aspect of qualification delivery or assessment becomes a permissive environment for extremism. This includes ensuring all learning materials comply with Prevent and Cilex quality requirements; challenging extremist, hateful or discriminatory views; ensuring online systems used for learning, assessing or quality assurance remain safe and monitored; and ensuring external speakers, assessors or partners meet Prevent expectations.
Section 4 – Leadership, Roles, Responsibilities and Partnerships
4.1 Datalaw Prevent Lead
Name: Catherine Heys. Responsible for implementing the Prevent policy, staff training, risk mitigation, external liaison and managing referrals.
4.2 Cilex Awarding Body Responsibilities
Cilex will provide clear Prevent and safeguarding expectations to centres; review Datalaw’s Prevent compliance through external quality assurance; notify Datalaw of Prevent-related risks identified during audits or regulation; cooperate in any investigation where learner safety or qualification integrity is at risk; and ensure Cilex staff interacting with centres undertake Prevent training.
4.3 Datalaw Staff Responsibilities
- Uphold British values.
- Complete Prevent training.
- Report concerns via Datalaw safeguarding processes.
- Use only approved, compliant materials for Cilex qualification delivery.
4.4 Partnership and Regional Collaboration
Both organisations will work with local authority Prevent leads, Channel panels, Police Prevent teams, regional Prevent coordinators, and other education/training partners where relevant.
North West Prevent Coordinator: Claire Little • claire.little@education.gov.uk
Section 5 – Teaching, Learning, Assessment and Support
5.1 Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Datalaw, in alignment with Cilex requirements, will embed British values into teaching, assessment and learner engagement; ensure all assessment materials reflect equality, diversity and inclusion; use strategies that promote critical thinking and safe discussion of sensitive topics; promote SMSC development and digital resilience; and ensure all staff understand how to manage and escalate concerns. Cilex will ensure that qualification content and assessment requirements are fully compliant with Prevent.
5.2 Learner Support
Datalaw will provide accessible support for all learners on Cilex programmes; challenge discriminatory behaviour; provide clear reporting channels for concerns; and work with families, communities and external agencies where needed. Cilex will support centres in interpreting Prevent expectations within assessment practice and review learner support arrangements during monitoring visits.
5.3 Identifying Signs of Radicalisation
Indicators include hateful language; extreme or intolerant views; viewing, sharing or accessing extremist content; social isolation or withdrawal; changes in behaviour or appearance; and expressed desire to support extremist activity. Staff must record and report all concerns promptly to the Prevent Lead.
Section 6 – Support, Referrals, Channel and Safeguarding
6.1 Reporting and Referral
Datalaw’s safeguarding procedures apply. Process: (1) Concern reported to Prevent Lead/DSL; (2) Prevent Lead assesses information; (3) Referral made to local Prevent/Channel team where appropriate; (4) Cilex notified where the concern may impact qualification delivery, assessment integrity or learner safety. Cilex will cooperate in providing any required documentation for risk/quality assurance review.
6.2 Prevent and Safeguarding
Both organisations recognise that Prevent sits within wider safeguarding duties, that Channel is voluntary and confidential, and that joint working is essential for learner safety and regulatory compliance.
Section 7 – Glossary
(Definitions remain consistent with Datalaw’s glossary and Cilex’s regulatory standards.)
Section 8 – Who to Contact
Internal (Datalaw): Prevent Lead / DSL – Catherine Heys
External contacts:
- Police Prevent Advice Line: 0800 011 3764
- Police (101) – ask for Prevent team
- Emergency: 999
- North West Prevent Coordinator – Claire Little, Email: claire.little@education.gov.uk
General resources: Act Early, Educate Against Hate.
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Reviewed Date |
03rd December 2025 |
Next Review Due Date |
03rd December 2026 |
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Reviewed by |
Sarah Parker |
Signature |
Sarah Parker |