Key measures in the plan include allowing parents to have passports removed from 16 and 17-year-olds, and barring those with terrorism or extremist convictions from working with children and vulnerable people.
"We know that extremism is really a symptom; ideology is the root cause -- but the stakes are rising and that demands a new approach. So we have a choice -- do we choose to turn a blind eye or do we choose to get out there and make the case for our British values," Cameron is expected to say later Monday according to released remarks.
"The government's new counter-extremism strategy is a clear signal of the choice we have made to take on this poisonous ideology with resolve, determination and the goal of building a greater Britain."
Police say they have foiled several terrorist attacks in Britain, while hundreds of Britons are believed to have traveled to Syria and Iraq to join ISIS, raising concerns that not enough is being done to counter extremism.
A 15-year old boy, thought to be Britain's youngest person convicted of terrorism, was sentenced earlier this month to a minimum of five years in jail for plotting an ISIS-inspired "massacre" on an Anzac Day parade in Australia.
Cameron is expected to describe religious extremism as one of Britain's biggest social problems and "the struggle of our generation."
Citing police figures, Cameron's Downing Street office said there were 338 counter-terrorism related arrests in the past year, with 157 linked to Syria and 56 involving suspects under 20.
The measure allowing parents to cancel the passports of 16 and 17-year-olds follows a successful trial with youths under 16, Downing Street said.
Cameron's new strategy comes a day after he pledged £5 million ($7.7 million, 6.8 million euros) to root out the "poison" of extremists by supporting local initiatives, campaigns and charitable organizations in a so-called "national coalition" against radicalization.
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ReplyDeleteBritish parents worried that their 16 and 17-year-old children might travel to Syria or Iraq under the influence of militants will be able to apply to have their passports removed, Prime Minister David Cameron is set to announce on Monday.
The measure is aimed at disrupting a steady stream of young Britons lured by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)’s radical ideology to join the militant group fighting in the Middle East.
Cameron has said that defeating militants is the “struggle of our generation.”
“The government’s new ‘Counter-Extremism Strategy’ is a clear signal of the choice we have made to take on this poisonous ideology with resolve, determination and the goal of building a greater Britain,” he will say, according to extracts from his speech.
“And a key part of this new approach is going further to protect children and vulnerable people from the risk of radicalization by empowering parents and public institutions with all the advice, tools and practical support they need.”
Cameron will also say that anyone with a “conviction for terrorist offences or extremist activity” will be automatically banned from working with children and vulnerable people.
The government said that over the last year there had been a number of cases of young Britons travelling to join ISIS in Syria and Iraq.
According to the latest police figures, of 338 counter-terrorism-related arrests, 157 were linked to Syria and 56 were of people aged under 20, it said.
alarabiya.net by Reuters