Please see below details on new training available, this will be delivered by Candour an intelligence led training provider.
If you are interested in any of these briefings, please sign up here registration form.
Tuesday, 30 June 2026 (1:30–3:30 pm)
Briefing 1: Violence Fixation and Extremist Radicalisation
Violence fixation characterises a growing proportion of counterextremism interventions casework. It typically involves individuals fascinated by extreme violence and its perpetrators, reflected in their obsessional consumption of large quantities of gratuitously violent online content.
This briefing will use case studies and the results of online research to explore this trend in more detail. It will examine some of the online platforms, communities, and subcultures where extreme violent media can be found, and consider the relative ease with which individuals can access such content.
The briefing will then assess the potential role this content and associated online communities might play in extremist radicalisation by providing individuals with a framework for understanding and legitimising their grievances and potentially justifying violence.
Tuesday, 18 August 2026 (1:30–3:30 pm)
Briefing 2: Understanding Nihilistic Extremism
This briefing will explore the developing threat from Nihilistic Extremism.
A form of extremism not associated with any single, specific grievance or ideology, it involves the endorsement and promotion of a wide range of nihilistic, misanthropic, and morally transgressive attitudes and behaviours. In some instances, this has included high-harm criminality such as assault, incitement to self-harm or suicide, the abuse of minors, or terrorism.
The briefing will explore the nature and activities of nihilistic extremist online communities; it will highlight how individuals might discover these communities and the risks associated with doing so.
Finally, the briefing will raise questions for attendees concerning how they might approach the threat of Nihilistic Extremism in the context of existing local authority counter extremism, public safety and harm reduction initiatives, particularly those relating to children and young people.
Tuesday, 17 November 2026 (1:30–3:30 pm)
Briefing 3: Developments in Islamist extremist online radicalisation
This briefing will update attendees on developments in the narratives and online activism of the supporters of violent Islamist extremist groups.
It will firstly explain how extremists are adapting their approaches to propagating their radicalising narratives online, and attempting to minimise the risks of detection, disruption, or prosecution. It will also address how the extremists are seeking to isolate their intended audiences from potentially moderating Islamic voices, whether online or among local Muslim communities.
The implications of these extremist approaches for local government and community partners will then be considered.
Tuesday, 16 February 2027 (1:30–3:30 pm)
Briefing 4: Extremist Misuse of Symbology: What Should We Look For?
This briefing will explore why and how a range of extremist groups seek to misuse popular religious, cultural, or political symbols to promote and legitimise their organisations and ideologies.
Selected imagery gathered from primary sources will be used to illustrate how extremists have misused symbology associated with UK cultural history, the religions of Christianity and Islam, as well as Paganism and other new religious movements.
The briefing will also consider the risks and opportunities associated with identifying and addressing potential extremist misuse of symbology in a social, education, or professional setting.
Tuesday, 18 May 2027 (1:30–3:30 pm)
Briefing 5: Chat Bots, Radicalisation, and other Online Harms
Concern is growing among authorities and the general public about the role that might be played by generative AI 'chat bots' in the endorsement or incitement of harmful behaviour - for example by legitimising or encouraging extreme violence or acts of self-harm by vulnerable individuals.
Avoiding disproportionate or alarmist approaches, this briefing will consider the benefits and potential hazards associated with the use by some individuals of a rapidly growing range of low-cost / no-cost chat bot platforms and applications.
The briefing will survey the diverse marketplace of AI chat bots, including those now being promoted as offering unrestricted functionality and user experiences.
Finally, the implications of this rapidly growing technology landscape will be considered in the context of broader local authority e-safety initiatives.
If you are interested in any of these briefings, please sign up here registration form.
