by admin.bang-on | Sep 9, 2021 | News, Pursue
The public are being reminded about the dangers young people can face online following today’s (Thursday, September 9) sentencing of two teenagers for sharing terrorist material online. Following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing North East, a 15 year old...
by admin.bang-on | Sep 9, 2021 | News, Pursue
The number of children arrested in relation to terrorism offences has reached its highest level since records began nearly 20 years ago – causing Counter Terrorism Policing to urge parents, friends and family to play their part in stopping the rise of young people...
by admin.bang-on | Aug 20, 2021 | News
Following the conclusion of the inquest into the death of Sudesh Amman, Dean Haydon QPM, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations, said: “On the afternoon of 2 February 2020, two members of the public were stabbed in a terrorist attack on a busy south...
by admin.bang-on | Aug 16, 2021 | News
The shootings in Plymouth on Thursday 12 August has had a devastating impact. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families and all affected locally and across the UK as the nation comes to terms with the events of last week. The murders are not being treated as a...
by admin.bang-on | Jul 19, 2021 | News
The white supremacist group, The Base, was proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK on Friday 16th July 2021. This means that members of The Base or those who invite support for the group could be jailed for up to 14 years and/or face an unlimited fine. The...
by admin.bang-on | Jul 6, 2021 | News, Prevent
As the number of children being arrested for terrorism offences increases at an unprecedented rate, Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) have teamed up with the UK’s biggest parenting website – Netmums – to help parents protect their children from terrorist grooming. The...
by admin.bang-on | Jun 29, 2021 | News
The first elements of the new Counter Terrorism Operations Centre (CTOC) in London have been unveiled. They include a cutting-edge counter terrorism operations suite which is now fully operational and a dedicated, state-of-the-art counter terrorism forensics...
by admin.bang-on | Jun 17, 2021 | News
Statement from Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Matt Twist, Senior National Coordinator for Protect & Prepare: Firstly, and most importantly, I would like to pay tribute to the victims and their families, who are at the heart of the Public Inquiry, following the...
by admin.bang-on | Jun 11, 2021 | News, Prepare, Protect
As Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) and police forces across the country prepare to protect football fans during the eagerly awaited Euro 2020 tournament, the British public is being asked to ensure they ‘know the game plan’ for security this summer. While CTP is...
by admin.bang-on | Jun 10, 2021 | News
“Police officers up and down the country go to work each day because they want to keep the public safe. They often put themselves in danger to protect the public from those looking to do them harm. On the day of this attack, officers from the Metropolitan Police, the...
