Glossary of terms
Action Counters Terrorism (ACT)
Action Counters Terrorism (ACT) is a national campaign by Counter Terrorism Policing to encourage the public to act on their instincts to help tackle the terrorist threat.
Cab
The cab is the enclosed space in a lorry or truck where the driver sits to drive the vehicle.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can help an organisation to show it is socially responsible and environmentally sustainable. To be considered as socially responsible, a company’s activities should benefit society.
National Protective Security Authority (NPSA)
NPSA, or The National Protective Security Authority, is the government authority that provides protective security advice to businesses and organisations across the national infrastructure.
Community safety accreditation scheme powers (CSAS)
Community safety accreditation scheme powers (CSAS) is a voluntary scheme under which chief constables can choose to accredit employed people, who are already working in roles that contribute to maintaining and improving community safety, with limited but targeted powers.
You can find more guidance on GOV.UK’s Community safety accreditation scheme powers page.
Operating centre
An operating centre is a base or depot for commercial vehicles.
Suspicious behaviour
Suspicious behaviour is any observed behaviour that could indicate terrorism or terrorism-related crime.
Transport Office/Operator/Supervisor
Transport Office, Operator or Supervisor refer to members of management working in a company’s offices who are responsible for managing the execution, direction, and coordination of all transportation matters within an organisation.