A "Prevent" ban on extremist speakers at universities is "unlawful", the Court of Appeal has ruled.
The Government has been forced to partially revise its counter-terrorism strategy after senior judges decided that the guidance was not balanced and accurate enough.
Muslim campaigner Dr Salman Butt won a Court of Appeal challenge against part of the Prevent Duty Guidance, which states: "When deciding whether or not to host a particular speaker, RHEBs should consider carefully whether the views being expressed, or likely to be expressed, constitute extremist views that risk drawing people into terrorism or are shared by terrorist groups."
Master of the Rolls Sir Terence Etherton ruled that the guidance, issued under the Counter Terrorism and Security Act, was unlawful and should be quashed. [The Telegraph] Read more
