The Channel Project, run by the Association of Chief Police Officers andfunded by the Home Office, is designed to intervene when young peopleare at risk of being radicalised.
Data released in response to a parliamentary question last week revealedthat 228 young people have been referred to the project.
Young people aged between 15 and 24 made up the majority of referrals,93 per cent of which were male. But the age of the youngest referral wasseven.
Arun Kundnani, researcher at the Institute of Race Relations, warned theChannel Project raises serious human rights issues.
One major problem with the scheme is that it fails to identify exactlywhat violent extremism is, leaving individuals to make their ownconclusions about what constitutes concerning behaviour, Kundnanisaid.
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