The police and MI5 have revealed plans to share more data with local public sector agencies in an attempt to combat terrorism.
Via a joint statement, MI5 director general Andrew Parker and Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said that with several pilot schemes already up and running around the country, there is now a joint plan for these projects to lead to the establishment of a nationwide scheme. The approach mirrors how the authorities manage the risk posed by sexual or violent offenders.
The statement said: "A broader, multi-agency approach to managing the risk in communities posed by individuals linked to violent extremism can succeed where a more active, intrusive investigation might not. This means sharing intelligence with a wider range of partners than before, such as health and social services departments, to make use of local expertise."
This was once of three key themes emerged from the , the other two being how we use data and the need to step up national efforts against other types of violent ideology such as the far right.
