Nine-year-old boy who stood up in class and declared allegiance to Isis among thousands of children referred to Prevent programme

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Diane Abbott, the Shadow Home Secretary, said the figure showed that Prevent – which costs around £46m a year - “isn’t working”, vowing that Labour would review the controversial programme if in Government. open image in gallery The number of people referred to Prevent over far-right extremism is rising One man, 47-year-old Dan*, was a neo-Nazi who became involved in “white power” groups while drinking heavily. He said Channel had made him feel “more valued as a person and made me see there was more to life than what I was doing”, adding: “Without the help of this process, I am sure I would be in prison now.” But 63 people - one in six - dropped out of the scheme in 2015/16, leaving any potential terror risk they pose to be assessed by the police The senior Home Office official refused to confirm whether any former Channel subjects had gone on to commit terror offences, following a series of Isis-linked attacks carried out by jihadis who had been reported to authorities and were “known” to security services. But if we are to successfully stop vulnerable people from being drawn into violent extremism, then family members, friends and community leaders must come forward sooner to us with their concerns.” Ben Wallace, the security minister, said the Prevent programme was “just one of a number of ways to safeguard vulnerable people from exploitation”.