Case study b
Mahmood is a bright A level student who is taking Science subjects.
He is a loner who does not tend to mix with other students.
His attendance is not very good and his tutor has talked to him about why he sometimes misses classes.
His achievement is satisfactory but not as strong as it should be. He ask for advice about joining the British army as a civil engineer.
You discuss this in depth with him and Mahmood researches the qualifications he would need.
After establishing that he is on track to achieve the required qualifications Mahmood starts to talk about his desire to go to a conflict zone and to fight for Muslims against 'the enemy'.
What do you do?
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Staff would be expected to report what Mahmood has told them to the designated Safeguarding or Prevent officer.
The Safeguarding officer should assess the situation and if they feel that there is a risk of radicalisation, they should seek advice/guidance from their local Prevent co-ordinator or the local Prevent team.
Individuals or their parents' or guardians if under 18 do need to give consent to be referred to Channel but not for referral to the local Prevent team or co-ordinator.
If someone refuses to go through the Channel process or is not judged to need to go through the Channel process the organisation will need to decide whether additional support may be needed, often with partner organisations.