Prevent Action Plan
The Prevent Action Plan sets out a series of activities which the University plans to undertake in order to comply with the Prevent Duty. The Action Plan is reviewed and updated yearly.
Prevent Action Plan 2025-26
| Category | Action | Person responsible | progress report | status/deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Governance and Policies | 1. Convene at least 3 meetings of the Prevent Working Group | Prevent Lead | The first Prevent Meeting took place Records will evidence meetings | Complete by 1 Aug 2026 |
| A. Governance and Policies | 2. Report activities to ARC and UEB twice a year | Prevent Lead | Meetings scheduled for: Feb 2026 and Sept 2026 | Complete by 30 Sept 2026 |
| A. Governance and Policies | 3. Submit Prevent Return via Board of Governors | Prevent Lead | Draft report with Prevent Working Group Sept 2025, ARC/BoG by Nov 2025 | Complete by 30 Nov 2025 |
| A. Governance and Policies | 4. Ensure Prevent Policy and related policies [External Speakers, Freedom of Speech] are published and periodically reviewed-implement new reporting requirements | Prevent Lead/Comp Officer | First update and review completed 1 July 2025-implementing new reporting requirements commences December 2025 | Complete by July 2025 |
| A. Governance and Policies | 5. To continue annual meetings with the Ethics and Integrity SubCommittee and identify other groups within the University to extend this interaction with | Prevent Lead/Comp Officer | Confirm arrangements after first term publicity event | Complete by July 2026 |
| B. Risk Assessment | 1. Review risk assessment annually | Risk Manager/University Secretary/Head of Security | Risk assessment reviewed and updated Oct 2025 and June 2026 | Complete by 30 June 2026 |
| C. Action Plan | 1. Update action plan annually | Prevent Lead | Action plan to be reviewed at all meetings during each academic year. | Ongoing |
| D. Reporting on Prevent to OfS | 1. See A2, A3 and A4 | Prevent Lead | See A2, A3 and A4-any specific updates required will be scheduled in | See A2, A3 and A4 |
| D. Reporting on Prevent to OfS | 2. Changes to the data categories in the 2025-26 Prevent ADR | Prevent Lead/CSO | The six reporting categories for the welfare dataset in the ADR for December 2026 will be:
| Consider reporting requirements at each meeting |
| E. Information Sharing Agreement and Partnerships | 1. Review information sharing agreements | Prevent Lead/Prevent Working Group | Reviewed annually before 1 April each year | Ongoing |
| E. Information Sharing Agreement and Partnerships | 2. Maintain current Prevent related partnerships/networks | Prevent Lead/Prevent Working Group | Prevent Lead or member of Prevent Group to attend local Prevent meetings and London Prevent HENetwork Group in as required. | Ongoing |
| F. Student Engagement and Consultation | 1. Consult students and staff on the Prevent duty at various points | Prevent Lead | Students’ Union are invited to working Publicity event scheduled for February 2026 | Ongoing |
| G. Staff Engagement and Consultation | 1. Consult students and staff on the Prevent duty at various points | Prevent Lead | Publicity event scheduled for February 2026 Briefing sessions to staff part of | Ongoing |
| G. Staff Engagement and Consultation | 2. Engage with staff on Prevent activities | Prevent Lead | Invite Service Directors and Deans to nominate colleagues to attend or join meetings of the Prevent Group | Ongoing |
| H. Data Collection and Data Recording | 1. Keep accurate records of any Prevent cases | Prevent Lead | Data retained since 2020/21. Data now being collected for 2025/26 cycle | Ongoing |
| I. Information publication | 1. Review and update webpages | Prevent Lead/Assistant Secretary | Prevent Group to review the content and details of the Prevent webpage. | Ongoing |
| J. Events and External Speakers | 1. Raise awareness of the University's Event Policy and Procedure | Prevent Lead | Information Campaign and staff briefing (as part of Prevent training) arranged for 2025/26 | By May 2026 |
| K. Prevent Training | 1. Continue delivery of Prevent training during the year | Prevent Lead/Head of Security/Learning and development Officer | Briefing sessions to staff part of Rest TBC | Ongoing |
| K. Prevent Training | 2. Identify staff that need more intensive Prevent training | Prevent Lead | Prevent Lead to review with new Head of Security | Complete by March 2026 |
| K. Prevent Training | 3. Review online training when FoS requirements are known | Prevent Lead/Comp Officer | Draft under review | Complete by 31 December 2025 |
| K. Prevent Training | 4. Ensure security and other staff are trained to comply with the requirements of Martyn’s Law | Head of Security | Prevent Lead to review with new Head of Security | Complete by March 2026 |
| L. Space Usage and Booking | 1. Review current arrangements for managing and booking prayer and faith facilities on Campus | Prevent Lead | Meet with Students’ Union and Student Services to confirm process for booking and submitting Freedom of Speech forms | Ongoing |
| L. Space Usage and Booking | 2. Ensure facilities at University comply with the requirements of Martyn’s Law | Director of Estates | Prevent Lead to review with new Head of Security | Complete by March 2026 |
| M. Welfare | 1. Ensure sufficient training for Student Service teams as first point of referrals of cases of concern | Director of Student Services | Training now in place and reviewed for effectiveness | Ongoing |
| N. Balancing Legal Duties | 1. Conduct equality impact assessment of all Prevent and Freedom of Speech related policies, plans and procedures | Prevent Lead/Dean of the Office of Institutional Equity | The EIA has been conducted and shared with the Office of Institutional Equity. To be taken forward with work on Freedom of Speech policies and implementation of new reporting requirements | Complete by March 2026 |
| O. Information Technology | 1. Ensure policies are in place regarding appropriate use of IT and media services | Director of IT/Director of Comms | In place and regularly reviewed | Achieved |
| P. Research Ethics | 1. Ensure researchers are briefed on Prevent responsibilities in relation to research | Director of the Office for Postgraduates | Ensure researchers are briefed on Prevent responsibilities in relation to research | Ongoing |