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William Shawcross to conduct long-delayed review in move unlikely to appease critics of contentious counter-terrorism strategy
William Shawcross was described by the MCB as being singularly unfit to be a neutral and fair assessor of Prevent (AFP) By Published date: 26 January 2021 20:10 UTC | Last update: 1 month 3 weeks ago
The UK government on Tuesday named the former head of the Charity Commission, William Shawcross, to lead its long delayed independent review of Prevent in a move that is likely to further enrage critics of the contentious counter-terrorism strategy.
Shawcross s appointment comes after the government was forced to drop its initial choice for the role, Lord Carlile, in December 2019 after his appointment was the subject of a court challenge over his past advocacy for Prevent.