'Eight people a day' referred to deradicalisation scheme

Eight people a day were referred to the government's deradicalisation scheme known as "Channel" this summer.

Between June and August, 796 people in England and Wales were reported to the programme for possible intervention.

National Police Chiefs' Council figures show more than a third of the total, 312, were aged under 18.

The BBC's Home Affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford reports.

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