by Technical Administrator | Aug 1, 2019 | News
Counter Terrorism Policing’s (CTP) specialist Terrorism Act (TACT) custody suites have been praised in a joint report from HM Inspectorate of Prisons and HM Inspectorate Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). Following the first ever independent...
by Technical Administrator | Jul 25, 2019 | News, Pursue
Police forces in England and Wales have increased the number of armed operations over the last 12 months in a bid to protect the public from the most dangerous criminals. New Home Office statistics released today, Thursday 25 July, show a 7 per cent (1,405)...
by Technical Administrator | 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 Technical Administrator | 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 Technical Administrator | 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 Technical Administrator | 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 Technical Administrator | 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 Technical Administrator | 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 Technical Administrator | 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 Technical Administrator | May 10, 2019 | News, Prepare, Protect
A training exercise to test the response of the emergency services to a terrorist attack took place Humberside over the past few days.Led by Counter Terrorism Policing North East, the exercise involved participants from a number of agencies, including regional police...
