A FORMER chemistry teacher who was radicalised and planned to join the group Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria could be set for release.

Sharples School teacher Jamshed Javeed, 35, paid for flights and equipment so brother Mohammed and friend Khalil Raoufi could travel to the war-torn country.

He was jailed for nine years in 2015 after pleading guilty to preparing himself and others for acts of terrorism.

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But, his name appears alongside a list of as many as 50 terrorists who could be freed from jail this year, according to the latest figures.

The statistics come from Right-leaning think tank the Henry Jackson Society, which predicts a number of convicted extremists may be due for release in March.

They include Mohammed Ghani, from Barnet, north London, who was sentenced to two years and four months in prison May last year after threatening to kill police officers.

There is also Mohammed Khilji, from north-west London who posted beheading videos on WhatsApp.

A target of February 27 has been set to rush a bill through Parliament in order to prevent the automatic release of any further terrorists.

A Whitehall official said: "If the legislation is passed by February 27 we can prevent the automatic release of any further terrorist suspects who might pose a threat to the public."

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It is understood that one offender is due for release on February 28, with around five expected to be let out in March unless the new law is in force.

Meanwhile, Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner Neil Basu, head of UK counter-terror policing, said the "threat is, despite our best efforts, not diminishing", after a third attack in as many months.

The UK's terror threat level is currently set at "substantial", meaning an attack is likely. It was downgraded from "severe", the second highest rating, in November, shortly before the London Bridge attack.

Convicted terrorist Sudesh Amman wore a fake suicide belt as he grabbed a knife from a shop in Streatham High Road, south London, on Sunday, before stabbing two bystanders.

The 20-year-old had been jailed for possessing and distributing terrorist documents in December 2018, but was freed automatically halfway through his sentence less than a fortnight ago.

He was put under 24-hour police surveillance on his release after it is understood security services regarded him as an "extremely concerning individual".

Mr Basu said: "Police and the security services knew the attacker posed a significant risk and we were, unfortunately, proved right in our decision to place him under surveillance.

"But with 3,000 or so subjects of interest currently on our radar, and many convicted terrorists soon due to be released from prison, we simply cannot watch all of them, all the time."

He welcomed plans announced on Monday by Justice Secretary Robert Buckland, who said the urgent legislation was needed to make sure offenders serve two thirds of their sentence before they are considered eligible for release, at which point their case would be considered by a panel of specialist judges and psychiatrists at the Parole Board.