UK counter-terrorism policing urges the public to remain vigilant to help counte...
UK counter-terrorism policing urges the public to remain vigilant to help counter Christmas terror threat
The Christmas period is getting closer and as streets and shops will get busier, police encourages the public to remain vigilant, look out for suspicious behaviour and inform people how to report their concerns, providing a ‘whole society’ approach where police, security staff, retail workers and the public come together to minimise the chance of attacks and mitigate the impact they can have.
According to police, there's no specific intelligence of an increased threat over the Christmas season, but they'll be deploying both visible security patrols and specially trained plain-clothes officers in busy town and city centres.
Launching the campaign, the national Coordinator for Protect and Prepare, Chief Superintendent Nick Aldworth, said:
"All staff working in crowded places – not just those who have a security role – can follow the ACT Awareness e-Learning course and be in a stronger position to help protect themselves, colleagues and the public.
"I would also like to ask retailers and other businesses to consider my ‘Sixty Second Security’ plan, which is a quick checklist of questions every member of staff should be able to answer in order to drastically improve reaction times in the event of an emergency.
"Last year on Oxford Street we saw a fight at a Tube station cause panic when people believed that a terrorist attack had occurred. In the rush to keep themselves safe, some people suffered serious injuries and businesses were severely disrupted.
"By working alongside those businesses, we have learnt from that experience and I believe that our ‘Sixty Second Security’ plan will better prepare us to deal with something similar in the future."
You can find more information here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/counter-terrorism-policing-wants-christmas-security-all-wrapped-up
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The Christmas period is getting closer and as streets and shops will get busier, police encourages the public to remain vigilant, look out for suspicious behaviour and inform people how to report their concerns, providing a ‘whole society’ approach where police, security staff, retail workers and the public come together to minimise the chance of attacks and mitigate the impact they can have.
According to police, there's no specific intelligence of an increased threat over the Christmas season, but they'll be deploying both visible security patrols and specially trained plain-clothes officers in busy town and city centres.
Launching the campaign, the national Coordinator for Protect and Prepare, Chief Superintendent Nick Aldworth, said:
"All staff working in crowded places – not just those who have a security role – can follow the ACT Awareness e-Learning course and be in a stronger position to help protect themselves, colleagues and the public.
"I would also like to ask retailers and other businesses to consider my ‘Sixty Second Security’ plan, which is a quick checklist of questions every member of staff should be able to answer in order to drastically improve reaction times in the event of an emergency.
"Last year on Oxford Street we saw a fight at a Tube station cause panic when people believed that a terrorist attack had occurred. In the rush to keep themselves safe, some people suffered serious injuries and businesses were severely disrupted.
"By working alongside those businesses, we have learnt from that experience and I believe that our ‘Sixty Second Security’ plan will better prepare us to deal with something similar in the future."
You can find more information here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/counter-terrorism-policing-wants-christmas-security-all-wrapped-up
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