Babies and toddlers referred to counterterror scheme hundreds of times

Infants under the age of two have been referred to Prevent on 86 occasions since 2016 - (Getty)

Babies and toddlers have been referred to the government’s anti-terror scheme Prevent on hundreds of occasions since 2016, with infants under the age of one referred 45 times.

A freedom of information request submitted by Hyphen to the Home Office revealed that children aged between two to five were referred a further 500 times between 2016-17 to 2023-24.