IDSB GIVES EVIDENCE TO HOME OFFICE COMMITTEE INQUIRY:  COMBATTING NEW FORMS OF EXTREMISM 

Professor Laura GE Smith, IDSB co-director, gave oral evidence as part of the Home Affairs Committee inquiry on Combatting new forms of extremism on 15 July 2025 at 2.30.

The inquiry is examining drivers of extremism in the UK, with a focus on emerging trends of young people being drawn into extremism, violence and crime through online radicalisation.

It is assessing whether the Government’s approach is keeping pace with the evolving threat and evaluate the effectiveness of measures such as Prevent in combatting new forms of extremism. 

Laura was invited to Westminster following the submission of written evidence to the inquiry.

The IDSB response is based on our researchers’ extensive portfolio of published work relating to online harms and extremism, in particular mapping the forces by which extremist networks form online, and the processes by which online attitudes translate into offline actions.