by admin.bang-on | Aug 23, 2024 | Eastern, News
A man from Hertfordshire has admitted to claiming to be a member of the proscribed military organisation Wagner Group. Piotr Kucharski, 49, of The Glebe, Watford, was on Friday (16 August), convicted of professing to be a member of the group, after amending a previous...
by admin.bang-on | Aug 7, 2024 | News
As UK policing prepares for further public disorder across the country, the Head of Counter Terrorism Policing Assistant Commissioner Matt Jukes has made the following statement: “Counter Terrorism Policing is supporting forces across the UK in their response to the...
by admin.bang-on | May 17, 2024 | News, North East
Statement from Matt Jukes on behalf of Counter Terrorism Policing: My thoughts, and those of everyone at Counter Terrorism Policing, are with the family and friends of Mr Carney. I know that today, much like every day since his death, will have been incredibly...
by admin.bang-on | Mar 15, 2024 | News
The latest data released by the Home Office shows that 2023 saw the highest number of terrorism arrests of young people since records began (11 September 2001). Of the 219 arrests for terrorism related offences last year 19 percent (42) of these were young people aged...
by admin.bang-on | Mar 8, 2024 | News
To honour International Women’s Day 2024 Counter Terrorism Policing is sharing the experiences of female officers and staff from across our UK wide network. Recognised across the world, International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political...
by admin.bang-on | Mar 7, 2024 | News
The Head of Counter Terrorism Policing Matt Jukes and Director General Richard Westlake, have penned a joint open letter to recognise and thank police staff for their vital contributions to the counter terrorism mission: This week, for the first time, police forces...
by admin.bang-on | Dec 20, 2023 | News
Head of Counter Terrorism, Matt Jukes, reflects on the threats our nation faces and how the National Security Act, with its updated powers, is crucial in keeping the public safe from hostile state actors: Today sees the implementation of the new National Security Act....
by admin.bang-on | Dec 7, 2023 | News
Counter Terrorism Policing’s Head of Prevent has warned that the latest Prevent statistics show a continuation of the ‘worrying trend’ of children becoming more prevalent in CT casework. In the year ending 31 March 2023, there were 6,817 referrals to Prevent, an...
by admin.bang-on | Dec 5, 2023 | News
The expertise, passion and commitment of Counter Terrorism Policing’s officers and staff has been recognised at a commendation ceremony in London. Amongst those receiving awards were a group of officers praised for their work in diverting young people away from...
by admin.bang-on | Nov 8, 2023 | News
New figures reveal that public reports made to Counter Terrorism Policing about possible terrorist activity have surged since the conflict between Israel and Hamas escalated last month. Between 7 October and 25 October, the total number of reports from the public to...