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More parents will be able to ask for their children's passports to be cancelled if they fear the youngsters are at risk of radicalisation.More parents will be able to ask for their children's passports to be cancelled if they fear the youngsters are at risk of radicalisation.
The power already applies to under 16s, but will be extended to 16 and 17-year-olds as well, David Cameron is to say.The power already applies to under 16s, but will be extended to 16 and 17-year-olds as well, David Cameron is to say.
He will also say that anyone with a conviction for extremist activity will be automatically barred from working with children and vulnerable people.He will also say that anyone with a conviction for extremist activity will be automatically barred from working with children and vulnerable people.
Labour says the prime minister must ensure measures are not "heavy-handed".Labour says the prime minister must ensure measures are not "heavy-handed".
Parents of children aged under 16 have had the power to request the withdrawal of passports since the start of a trial scheme in July, and according to Downing Street it has already been used several times.Parents of children aged under 16 have had the power to request the withdrawal of passports since the start of a trial scheme in July, and according to Downing Street it has already been used several times.
The aim of the policy is to stop young people travelling to join terror groups, such as so-called Islamic State, overseas.The aim of the policy is to stop young people travelling to join terror groups, such as so-called Islamic State, overseas.
The BBC's home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said the new vetting rules would apply to anyone coming into contact with children or vulnerable people, including volunteers, and would see extremists treated in the same way as sex offenders.The BBC's home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said the new vetting rules would apply to anyone coming into contact with children or vulnerable people, including volunteers, and would see extremists treated in the same way as sex offenders.
'Blind eye''Blind eye'
There will also be bans on radical preachers posting material online, and internet firms will work more closely with police to stop extremist material being disseminated.There will also be bans on radical preachers posting material online, and internet firms will work more closely with police to stop extremist material being disseminated.
Research from counter-extremism think tank the Quilliam Foundation suggested the militant Islamic State (IS) group produced 38 unique pieces of propaganda a day.Research from counter-extremism think tank the Quilliam Foundation suggested the militant Islamic State (IS) group produced 38 unique pieces of propaganda a day.
Ahead of the PM's announcement, Home Secretary Theresa May told BBC Radio 5 live the passport measure had only been used by "a small number" of parents since July, but it was part of a package of new powers that would help tackle extremism.Ahead of the PM's announcement, Home Secretary Theresa May told BBC Radio 5 live the passport measure had only been used by "a small number" of parents since July, but it was part of a package of new powers that would help tackle extremism.
She also acknowledged, however, that in some cases it was parents themselves who were choosing to take their children overseas to join terrorist groups.She also acknowledged, however, that in some cases it was parents themselves who were choosing to take their children overseas to join terrorist groups.
Mr Cameron, who on Sunday announced an extra £5m would be given to moderate Muslim groups and charities, is to reiterate his view that defeating Islamist extremism is the "struggle of our generation". Mr Cameron, who on Sunday announced an extra £5m would be given to moderate Muslim groups and charities, will say that defeating Islamist extremism is "one of the biggest social problems we need to overcome".
"It is one of the biggest social problems we need to overcome," he will say. "We know that extremism is really a symptom; ideology is the root cause - but the stakes are rising and that demands a new approach," he will argue.
"We know that extremism is really a symptom; ideology is the root cause - but the stakes are rising and that demands a new approach.
"So we have a choice - do we choose to turn a blind eye or do we choose to get out there and make the case for our British values?""So we have a choice - do we choose to turn a blind eye or do we choose to get out there and make the case for our British values?"
Shadow home secretary Andy Burnham backed the prime minister's focus on terrorism. However, he criticised Mr Cameron for having earlier this year implied that "the whole Muslim community quietly condones extremism". 'Divide communities'
Shadow home secretary Andy Burnham said Labour would support measures that were "reasonable, proportionate and evidence-based", but he criticised Mr Cameron for having earlier this year implied that "the whole Muslim community quietly condones extremism".
"He should use today's speech to correct that suggestion and set the right context for the difficult decisions that lie ahead by building bridges with the Muslim community," Mr Burnham added."He should use today's speech to correct that suggestion and set the right context for the difficult decisions that lie ahead by building bridges with the Muslim community," Mr Burnham added.
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said he was suspicious of counter-terrorism policy being condensed into "easily briefed, tabloid-friendly little headlines".
"What I suspect we're going to get today is rhetoric, rhetoric that may well divide communities and make our job of working with those communities to find and isolate terrorists and potential terrorists that much harder," he said.
The Metropolitan Police's Counter-Terrorism Internet Referral Unit has removed more than 110,000 online pieces of extremist propaganda since 2010 and more than 38,000 pieces so far this year.The Metropolitan Police's Counter-Terrorism Internet Referral Unit has removed more than 110,000 online pieces of extremist propaganda since 2010 and more than 38,000 pieces so far this year.
At least 700 people from the UK have travelled to support or fight for jihadist organisations in Syria and Iraq, British police have estimated.At least 700 people from the UK have travelled to support or fight for jihadist organisations in Syria and Iraq, British police have estimated.