by admin.bang-on | Nov 4, 2019 | News
The UK threat level from terrorism has today (Monday 4 November, 2019) been reduced to Substantial – meaning an attack is likely. The decision to lower the assessment from Severe – meaning an attack is highly likely – was made by the Joint Terrorism...
by admin.bang-on | Oct 24, 2019 | News, Prepare, Protect
The Met’s firearms officers have begun filming their training sessions as part of an initiative to help stop terrorists live-streaming attacks online. The training footage will be shared with Facebook to help it develop technology that can identify live-streaming of...
by admin.bang-on | Sep 19, 2019 | News
The Head of Counter Terrorism Policing has called upon the public to help tackle right wing extremism by seeking help for those vulnerable to radicalisation. The appeal comes after Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu warned about the significant growth of Right Wing...
by admin.bang-on | Sep 16, 2019 | News, Prepare, Protect
Counter Terrorism Policing is calling on students to remember three words that could save their life. Those starting or returning to college and university this month and are being urged to read Run, Hide, Tell advice, which explains what to do in the event of a...
by admin.bang-on | Sep 9, 2019 | News, Prevent
The UK’s most senior counter terrorism officer has urged the new Independent Reviewer of Prevent to ignore the strategy’s ‘malign detractors’ and see the ‘amazing work’ being done to protect people vulnerable to radicalisation. Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu’s...
by admin.bang-on | Aug 13, 2019 | News, Prepare, Protect
The Department for Transport (DfT) has issued brand new guidance designed to prevent terrorists getting access to commercial vehicles. In the last five years, changes in attack methodology has placed greater emphasis on simplicity and ease of access, meaning that...
by admin.bang-on | Aug 13, 2019 | News, Prevent
The government announced yesterday that Lord Carlile has been appointed as the Independent Reviewer of the Prevent programme, which safeguards vulnerable people from being drawn into terrorism. Prevent is one of the four strands of the government’s counter-terrorism...
by admin.bang-on | Aug 7, 2019 | News, Prevent
The Prevent programme is the UK’s ‘best chance’ of reducing the threat from terrorism, says the national head of Counter Terrorism Policing, Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu. Prevent aims to safeguard and support those most at risk of radicalisation through early...
by admin.bang-on | 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 admin.bang-on | 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)...
