Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what legal powers they have to mandate persons to attend deradicalisation programmes; and what sanctions and penalties exist for those who refuse to do so.

People can be mandated to attend deradicalisation programmes if it is necessary and proportionate to do so through the use of licence conditions if they are terrorist offenders on probation licence; or through being subject to Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (TPIMs); or through being subject to a Temporary Exclusion Order (TEO).

Breaching probation licence conditions could lead to recall to prison; and breaching a TPIM or TEO condition could, on conviction, lead to a maximum sentence of five years in prison.