{UAH} UK Monitors Toddlers for Extremism

A new counter-terrorism measure that requires UK nursery staff and childminders to report toddles at risk of becoming terrorists has been criticized by officials and rights activists, who deemed it "unworkable" and "heavy-handed".

Under the new Home Office measure, which comes as a part of the proposed Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill, nursery school staff and registered childminders will be given duty to inform on toddlers with extremist views.

The 39-page consultation document "identifies nurseries and early years childcare providers, along with schools and universities, as having a duty to prevent people being drawn into terrorism".

"Senior management and governors should make sure that staff have training that gives them the knowledge and confidence to identify children at risk of being drawn into terrorism and challenge extremist ideas which can be used to legitimise terrorism and are shared by terrorist groups," the consultation paper read.

"They should know where and how to refer children and young people for further help."

British Muslims are estimated at nearly 2.7 million.
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