Written question asked by Lord Goodman of Wycombe (Conservative) on Thursday, 15 January 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 January 2009. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 January 2009 on behalf of the Home Office.

Community Relations: Finance

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how the £5.8 million fund to disrupt violent extremism will be distributed in 2009-10 and 2010-11; what the breakdown between local and regional projects will be; what type of projects the fund will be used for; what the criteria for making grants will be; how the grants will be evaluated; who will administer the fund; and if she will make a statement.

Answer: £5.8 million will be provided to 33 projects, nationally, regionally and locally between 2008-11. This amounts to £2.275 million in 2009-10 and £918,000 in 2010-11. Of these 33 projects, four are national projects, 12 are regional projects and 17 are local projects. All funding is aimed at delivering objectives 2 and 3 of the Prevent strategy which seeks to:"disrupt those who promote violent extremism projects and support the institutions where they may be active; and""support individuals vulnerable to recruitment by violent extremists."The projects span a variety of fields, from building the local capacity to provide interventions to vulnerable individuals, educational projects, regional immigration pilots, work in prisons, probation and the education sector as well as training and awareness for front-line staff.Grants are administered by the most appropriate body, for example Government Offices, ACPO or the Home Office. All funding is subject to regular reporting and we ensure each project provides the Home Office reasonable access to data and documentation, and commits to value for money.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 486 c1482W; 249590
Session: 2008-09
Related items: Community Relations
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Community relations Finance
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