Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has provided to local authorities to distribute as grants under the Prevent scheme in 2024-25; and what the budget is for 2025-26.

The Home Office provides Prevent funding to those local authorities (LAs) assessed to have the highest threat and risk from terrorism. This funding can be used by LAs in support of dedicated Prevent posts, with Prevent coordinators employed by the local authority to support delivery of Prevent on the ground. Funding can also be used by LAs to support targeted project delivery to tackle the threats in their area.

The Home Office provided the below funding to local authorities under the Prevent programme in financial years 2024-25:

• Local authority posts - £6,008,271.63
• Project delivery - £2,365,309.72

The Programme’s projected spend for the current financial year 2025-26 is:

• Local authority posts - £6,000,000
• Project delivery - £2,000,000