by Technical Administrator | Dec 19, 2018 | News, Prepare, Protect
The public have reported thousands of pieces of extremist content posted online, assisting with 400 Counter Terrorism Policing investigations in just under 12 months. From January to November, almost 1300 reports of concern have been made to the Counter Terrorism...
by Technical Administrator | Dec 13, 2018 | News, Prevent
New Home Office statistics show a 20 percent increase in the number of people referred to and supported through the Prevent programme – with extreme right wing concerns up by over a third. Figures released today cover the year ending March 2018, a period likely to be...
by Technical Administrator | Dec 12, 2018 | News
A career in Counter Terrorism Policing is like no other. Each and every role works in partnership to help confront terrorist threats, whilst thriving to keep the public safe. The national network stretches across the UK and sees the employment of specialist officers...
by Technical Administrator | Dec 7, 2018 | News
Counter Terrorism detectives who stop money getting into the hands of terrorists have been recognised on an international scale. In the past 5 years the National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit (NTFIU) have stopped more than £11 million going to finance...
by Technical Administrator | Dec 7, 2018 | News, Prepare, Protect
Counter Terrorism Policing has teamed up with The Department for Transport to reduce the risk of rental vehicles being used as weapons in acts of terror. The Rental Vehicle Security Scheme (RVSS) is voluntary and is open to all UK hire firms who offer long and...
by Technical Administrator | Dec 6, 2018 | News, Pursue
Figures reveal the use of police powers relating to terrorism has exceeded 300 arrests, with 17 attack plots foiled in the year ending September 2018. There were 317 arrests for terrorism-related activity in the year ending 30 September 2018, a decrease of 31%...
by Technical Administrator | Nov 22, 2018 | News
We welcome the publication of the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) report into last year’s terrorist attacks and will now study its findings and recommendations carefully. As we think back to those tragic events, it is the 36 people killed, their families and...
by Technical Administrator | Nov 18, 2018 | News, Prepare, Protect
With the festive rush about to get underway, Counter Terrorism Policing is today launching its biggest-ever winter advertising campaign as part of ACT: Action Counters Terrorism. While there is no known increased threat to busy town and city centres, people flocking...
by Technical Administrator | Nov 2, 2018 | News, Prepare, Protect
A training exercise to test the response of the emergency services to a terrorist attack took place at a number of locations in West Yorkshire over the past few days. The exercise was led by Counter Terrorism Policing North East and involved participants from a...
by Technical Administrator | Oct 30, 2018 | News
Philip Hammond MP revealed in yesterday’s 2018 Budget that Counter Terrorism Policing will receive an additional £160m in funding for 2019/2020. The head of UK Counter Terrorism Policing, Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu, said: “Today’s announcement of an extra...
