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Incident procedures

… Suspicious activity … actions to informing the police and searching the venue for suspicious items. Telephone bomb threat Stay calm and listen … or is it obviously hidden from view? Is it OBVIOUSLY suspicious? Does it have wires, circuit boards, batteries, … a label identifying the owner? Remember : If you think it’s suspicious, REPORT IT - to Security, management or the …
Keywords: Bomb threat , Suspicious Item , HOT principle , Suspicious Behaviour , Terrorist threat , Public Safety , Suspicious activity

Polling Stations

… conducting a search to identify anything out of place or suspicious. All staff should be familiar with the layout of … is present, and for what reason. Be prepared to challenge suspicious activity. Wherever possible, obtain the details … SCaN training empowers your staff to correctly identify suspicious activity and know what to do when they encounter …
Keywords: Polling Stations , ACT , SCAN , public spaces , Election , Security , Building , Awareness

Online security information for candidates

… safety specific guidance on reporting abusive content or behaviour how to verify your account X (formerly Twitter) X, …
Keywords: Election , Social media , publicly accessible places , Cyber Security , Report , Security online , Privacy , Venues and Public Spaces

Counting venues

… conducting a search to identify anything out of place or suspicious. All staff should be familiar with the layout of …
Keywords: Venues , Election , Security , Counting , Event Security , Safety , Identity

Advice for security managers during a heightened threat level

… 'Recruit’ staff to be vigilant and immediately report suspicious activity and items Use existing staff … shift briefings and the intranet, to inform your staff what suspicious activity may look like. Encourage them to trust their instincts and report anything suspicious immediately to the security control room/police.  …
Keywords: Threat , SCAN , Physical Security , Personal Security , Perimeter , Risk Management , Counter Terrorism Support , Terrorism threat levels , Guidance , Venues and Public Spaces , Business Continuity , Security Managers , Building

Mail handling

… If you receive suspicious item call 999 and ask for the police. Clear the … How to identify a suspicious package … Indicators of suspicious deliveries or mail When trying to identify a suspicious package, general indicators that delivered items …
Keywords: Mail handling , Suspicious Item , CBR , Threat analysis , Chemical , Physical Security , Security , Public Safety , Suspicious activity

Security guidance for elections

… - advice on recognising and responding to intimidatory behaviour Online Security Information for Candidates May …
Keywords: Election , Cyber Security , Politics , Venues , Election security

Good housekeeping

… regime, helping to reduce the opportunity for placing suspicious items or bags and helping to deal with false … an easier opportunity for staff to conduct examinations for suspicious items. Public and communal areas Keep public and … role and responsibilities? Do staff know how to report suspicious activity and are they aware of incident …
Keywords: Good housekeeping , Security , Suspicious Item , Suspicious Behaviour , public spaces , Safety , Securing and checking , Election

See, Check and Notify (SCaN)

… SCaN training empowers your staff to correctly identify suspicious activity and know what to do when they encounter …
Keywords: Venues , Protective Security , SCAN , Training , Risk Management , NPSA , Staff training , Staff

SCaN for all staff

… to do if you suspect hostile reconnaissance or identify suspicious activity Notify - who should you tell and what …
Keywords: NPSA , Protective Security , Business , SCAN , Training , Staff training