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 "title": "Referrals to Prevent, England and Wales",
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  "People referred to Prevent, the programme for those at risk of being drawn into terrorism, as the Home Office counts them each financial year; a Channel panel discusses the referrals that may need support and adopts some as Channel cases.",
  "The Home Office says adoption figures from April 2024 are not comparable with those before, so they are shown as a series of their own. The part of the current financial year so far is left out."
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    },
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    },
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