UK: Nearly one in five Prevent referrals had autism, new Home Office figures reveal

UK: Nearly one in five Prevent referrals had autism, new Home Office figures reveal Submitted by Areeb Ullah on Thu, 08/06/2026 - 17:09 Critics question Prevent's reliance on subjective assessment after Home Office data reveals sharp rise in referrals involving autistic people Figures showed that nearly 10,000 people were referred to Prevent in England and Wales, the highest annual number of referrals since 2015, with the vast majority referred for far-right extremism (AFP) Off Nearly one in five people referred to