MI5 and police to be given new anti-terror powers 'to target certain high-risk communities'

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. Read our privacy policy Security services and police are to be given tougher powers to act against terrorism suspects in communities where the threat of people being radicalised is thought to be highest. The plans call for more focus on “communities where the threat from terrorism and radicalisation is highest” before they strike, the report said, giving MI5 and detectives powers to disrupt plots earlier. “The home secretary has made crystal clear her determination to leave no safe space for terrorists to act or recruit and to keep our families, communities and country safe.” The government’s current Prevent strategy – one of four strands of the government’s counter-terrorism strategy called Contest – is aimed at supporting people at risk of joining extremist groups and carrying out terrorist activities. The updated counterterrorism strategy, part of the National Security Capability Review, will also aim to tackle organised criminals, including “corrupt elites”.