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The Commission for Countering Extremism is a UK government body tasked with challenging extremism and promoting social cohesion. It provides independent advice to the government on counter-extremism policies and works to build resilience against extremist ideologies.
Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)
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Thursday, 29 May 2025
There is an update to the Commission for Countering Extremism's 2019 report, 'Challenging Hateful Extremism'....
Wednesday, 28 February 2024
The unit, part of the Commission for Countering Extremism, will investigate complaints about how the Prevent duty has been applied....
Friday, 01 April 2022
The Commission for Countering Extremism's end of year review, covering work done by the Commission over the last 12 months....
Thursday, 24 March 2022
The Home Office has agreed a further short extension to the term of appointment for the current Interim Commissioner for Countering Extremism, Robin S...
Friday, 29 October 2021
The Interim Commissioner for Countering Extremism's appointment has been extended until March 2022....
Wednesday, 24 February 2021
The independent review examines whether existing legislation adequately deals with hateful extremism....
Thursday, 05 November 2020
The Commission for Countering Extremism has launched a pilot network bringing together experts in counter-extremism to help align policy, practice and...
Wednesday, 08 July 2020
The Commission for Countering Extremism (CCE) has published a report today, looking at the way in which extremists have sought to exploit the current ...
Wednesday, 10 June 2020
The independent Commission for Countering Extremism (CCE) launches a legal review, to examine whether existing legislation adequately deals with hatef...
Tuesday, 05 November 2019
The speech was given at the Local Government Association’s Bridging Northern Communities conference on Tuesday 5 November....
Tuesday, 05 November 2019
The government’s independent adviser on extremism has called on the leaders of the 3 main parties to make a clear commitment to challenging hateful ex...
Monday, 07 October 2019
The government’s independent adviser on extremism is calling for an overhaul of the government’s strategy, recommending a new taskforce led by the Hom...
Monday, 07 October 2019
The independent Commission for Countering Extremism is publishing four peer-reviewed academic papers on Islamism and Sikh activism...
Wednesday, 31 July 2019
Lead Commissioner Sara Khan is holding the ‘most extensive national conversation’ on extremism in the build up to a report making recommendations for ...
Friday, 19 July 2019
The Lead Commissioner, Sara Khan, gave an update on the Commission's findings to date prior to remarks by the Home Secretary on extremism in England a...
Thursday, 18 July 2019
The Commission for Countering Extremism publishes summary of its consultation and the first round of its academic papers. ...
Wednesday, 19 June 2019
Sara Khan gave a speech at the launch of the British Future report, Calling Out Hatred and Prejudice on Monday 17 June 2019....
Thursday, 16 May 2019
Lead Commissioner Sara Khan spoke at the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right (CARR) Conference about the far right and extremism....
Thursday, 25 April 2019
Sara Khan gave the annual Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) lecture on the role of the media in challenging extremism on 24 April 2019....
Tuesday, 09 April 2019
The papers will look at the far right, Islamism, the far left and online extremism. They will inform a first-of-its-kind study on extremism which will...
Friday, 25 January 2019
At a Faith Matters event at Twitter’s UK headquarters, Sara Khan reflects on the Commission’s plans and praises those who stand up to intolerance, hat...
Thursday, 22 November 2018
“Extremism is thriving in some parts of our country and what we do know is very likely to be just the tip of the iceberg” - Sara Khan ...
Friday, 21 September 2018
The independent Commission for Countering Extremism has published a terms of reference which sets out the questions it is going to ask in its study in...
Tuesday, 10 July 2018
The commission sets out its plans for the coming months....
Thursday, 15 March 2018
Sara Khan has shared her plans for engagement, a study and recommendations. ...
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