Human rights groups to boycott government's Prevent review

Coalition of 17 groups says appointment of William Shawcross shows review will rubber-stamp' anti-radicalisation strategy

A coalition of human rights and community groups have said they will boycott the government's review of the anti-radicalisation programme Prevent in protest at the appointment of William Shawcross as its chair.

The appointment last month of Shawcross, who chaired the Charity Commission between 2012 and 2018, was met instantly with criticism over previous remarks he has made about Islam.