Prevent Risk Assessment

The Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 includes a duty on many types of institutions, including universities, to “have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism”. This is also known as the Prevent duty.  In fulfilling this duty, the College must have regard to statutory guidance issued by the Home Secretary:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prevent-duty-guidance

The College is required to have arrangements in place for assessing the risks around particular events and speakers and for managing those risks, while protecting freedom of speech within the law and academic freedom. The Organiser¹ must answer the following questions in order to assist the College in making this assessment in relation to your request.

Footnote

¹Organiser: the person making the arrangements for the event to take place, in terms of speakers, booking of facilities and publicity. Where these roles are shared the person arranging the speakers is deemed to be the Organiser.

Magdalen College Prevent Risk Assessment Form

All fields are compulsory and must be completed.  Complete a separate form for each speaker.

Prevent Risk Assessment

Date of Event *

Time of Event *

Location *

Nature of Event *

Name of Speaker *

Organisation speaker represents *

Any Related Organisation to the Speaker *

Role of Speaker at Event *

Expected Topic of Speaker's Contribution *

External Source of Background Information on Speaker *

Does any of the information above give the Organiser any grounds to consider the Speaker might be involved in and going to speak on any of the following lines:

Support or encourage criminal behaviour? *

Yes

No

Violent extremism? *

Yes

No

Create an atmosphere conducive to terrorism? *

Yes

No

Popularise views that terrorists could exploit? *

Yes

No

Will there be gender segregation at the event? *

Yes

No

Will there be speakers with the same opportunities (profile/time/facilities) at the event to provide opposing views? *

Yes

No

Based on your answers to any of the above questions you may be asked to provide further information before the booking can be considered.

Organiser's Name *

Please select the office through which you have requested to book the room, space or facilities:

• Student or Lecturer. The request should be made through the Student Support Administrator and it will be passed to the Deans as part of the room booking process (or the event if it is not in a public room).
• External organisers of events, including commercial events such as conferences. The form should be submitted through the Conference and Accommodation Office as soon as the information is available and anyway no later than one week before the event.
• Fellows and Lecturers must complete the form in respect of bookings other than for teaching and make the request through the Tutorial Administrator.
• Faith based activities associated should be made through the Chapel.

Office through which booking is being made. * Conference & Accommodation Office Tutorial Administrator Student Support Administrator Chapel

Organiser's Email address *