PART 5

Risk of being drawn into terrorism
CHAPTER 2

Support etc for people vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism

Assessment and support: local panels
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1
Each local authority must ensure that a panel of persons is in place for its area—
a
with the function of assessing the extent to which identified individuals are vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism, and
b
with the other functions mentioned in subsection (4).
2
“Identified individual”, in relation to a panel, means an individual who is referred to the panel by a chief officer of police for an assessment of the kind mentioned in subsection (1)(a).
3
A chief officer of police may refer an individual to a panel only if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the individual is vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism.
4
The functions of a panel referred to in subsection (1)(b) are—
a
to prepare a plan in respect of identified individuals who the panel considers should be offered support for the purpose of reducing their vulnerability to being drawn into terrorism;
b
if the necessary consent is given, to make arrangements for support to be provided to those individuals in accordance with their support plan;
c
to keep under review the giving of support to an identified individual under a support plan;
d
to revise a support plan, or withdraw support under a plan, if at any time the panel considers it appropriate;
e
to carry out further assessments, after such periods as the panel considers appropriate, of an individual’s vulnerability to being drawn into terrorism in cases where—
i
the necessary consent is refused or withdrawn to the giving of support under a support plan, or
ii
the panel has determined that support under a plan should be withdrawn;
f
to prepare a further support plan in such cases if the panel considers it appropriate.
5
A support plan must include the following information—
a
how, when and by whom a request for the necessary consent is to be made;
b
the nature of the support to be provided to the identified individual;
c
the persons who are to be responsible for providing it;
d
how and when such support is to be provided.
6
Where in the carrying out of its functions under this section a panel determines that support should not be given to an individual under a support plan, the panel—
a
must consider whether the individual ought to be referred to a provider of any health or social care services, and
b
if so, must make such arrangements as the panel considers appropriate for the purpose of referring the individual.
7
In exercising its functions under this section a panel must have regard to any guidance given by the Secretary of State about the exercise of those functions.
8
Before issuing guidance under subsection (7) the Secretary of State must (whether before or after this Act is passed) consult—
a
the Welsh Ministers so far as the guidance relates to panels in Wales;
b
the Scottish Ministers so far as the guidance relates to panels in Scotland;
c
any person whom the Secretary of State considers appropriate.