by Author | Aug 13, 2019 | News, Prevent
The government announced yesterday that Lord Carlile has been appointed as the Independent Reviewer of the Prevent programme, which safeguards vulnerable people from being drawn into terrorism. Prevent is one of the four strands of the government’s counter-terrorism...
by Author | Aug 7, 2019 | News, Prevent
The Prevent programme is the UK’s ‘best chance’ of reducing the threat from terrorism, says the national head of Counter Terrorism Policing, Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu. Prevent aims to safeguard and support those most at risk of radicalisation through early...
by Author | Jul 17, 2019 | News
Since the Manchester Arena attack of 22nd May 2017, our thoughts have been with the families of those who lost loved ones and the hundreds who are struggling with serious physical injuries and deep psychological effects. They have always been central to our...
by Author | Jul 16, 2019 | News
An inquest has found the three attackers, who killed eight people in 2017, in the London Bridge attack, were lawfully killed by police. Statement delivered by Commissioner Cressida Dick: In 2017, London suffered four terrible attacks – three of which claimed the...
by Author | Jun 14, 2019 | News, Pursue
Counter Terrorism Policing’s Senior National Coordinator has warned the UK still faces an ‘unprecedented’ level of threat, despite arrest numbers falling in the previous 12 months. The Home Office’s quarterly release of statistics relating to the police’s use of...
by Author | Jun 10, 2019 | News, Prevent
Counter Terrorism Policing is calling on business leaders to play a greater role in promoting Prevent in order to stop vulnerable people from being drawn into terrorism. Only one percent of referrals to the scheme that seeks to support individuals before they become...
by Author | Jun 10, 2019 | News, Prepare, Protect
Counter Terrorism Policing are reaching out to festival-goers who will be attending live events in the coming months by launching the #BeSafeBeSound social media campaign as part of their ‘Summer Security’ initiative. While there is no intelligence to indicate an...
by Author | May 29, 2019 | News
Police investigating a number of small incendiary devices sent via the post to locations in London and Glasgow earlier this year are appealing for anyone who may have information about the origins of the devices or who handled them, to come forward and help them with...
by Author | May 20, 2019 | News, Prepare, Protect
West Midlands Police, together with partner emergency services, took part in a live-play training exercise last week to test response to a major incident. The exercise, which spanned three days between 14 and 16 May, took place at a number of locations across the...
by Author | Apr 8, 2019 | News
The Government today has unveiled consultation on tough new measures to ensure the UK is the safest place in the world to be online.In the first online safety regulations of their kind, social media companies and tech firms will be legally required to protect their...
