Moved by
Lord Dubs
154: After Clause 86, insert the following new Clause—
“Independent review of the Prevent strategy in higher education institutions
(1) Before the end of the period of three months beginning on the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must appoint an independent reviewer to—
(a) conduct an independent review of the operation and effectiveness of the Prevent strategy in relevant higher education institutions; and
(b) submit a report to the Secretary of State on the findings of the review.
(2) The report must address, though may not be limited to, the following matters—
(a) the operation and effectiveness of the Prevent strategy in higher education institutions;
(b) the interaction of Prevent with—
(i) other legal duties on higher education institutions; and
(ii) the criminal law as it relates to higher education institutions;
(c) existing arrangements for the inspection and monitoring of higher education institutions’ compliance with the Prevent duty; and
(d) the nature and extent of training provided to staff working in higher education institutions.
(3) The independent reviewer may invite evidence from civil society groups and others with expertise in, or experience of, Prevent.
(4) An individual must not be appointed to the role of independent reviewer if that individual—
(a) has a close association with Her Majesty’s Government; or
(b) has concurrent obligations as a Government appointed reviewer.
(5) The reviewer must have access to security sensitive information on the same basis as the reviewer appointed under section 36 of the Terrorism Act 2006.
(6) In appointing the reviewer, the Secretary of State must have regard to the need to ensure the reviewer has the relevant qualifications, including legal qualifications, to carry out his functions.
(7) The Secretary of State, after consultation with the independent reviewer, must provide the reviewer with such staff as are sufficient to ensure that the reviewer is able properly to carry out his functions.
(8) The Secretary of State must pay to the reviewer—
(a) expenses incurred in carrying out his functions under this section; and
(b) such allowances as the Secretary of State determines.
(9) The Secretary of State must lay before each House of Parliament a copy of the report received under subsection (1)(b).
(10) In this section, “Prevent” means the Prevent strand of Her Majesty’s Government’s counter-terrorism strategy CONTEST, including the statutory Prevent structure; and “statutory Prevent structure” means the provisions set out at Part 5 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015.”