Date:

Outdoor Learning and Educational visits in England and Wales

The Outdoor Education Advisers’ Panel (OEAP) is the lead body for guidance, advice and training related to outdoor learning and educational visits in England and Wales. We support our members (currently numbering around 120) in their work with schools, colleges and services to children and young people.
Keywords: Outdoor Education Advisers’ Panel , OEAP , Guidance , Advice , Training , Outdoor learning and educational visits , England and Wales

Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW)

The use of vehicles as a weapon remains a realistic possibility, amongst other forms of attack covered later in this document. Vehicles are widely available and easy to use with devastating effect. Consequently, driving a vehicle into a queue or crowd is a low complexity attack and easy to initiate.
Keywords: Vehicle as a Weapon , Attack , Terrorist threat , publicly accessible places , Car

Threat landscape

Understanding the threats facing your business or organisation will ensure protective security measures are proportionate, effective and responsive.

The UK faces a range of threats from terrorism, espionage and hostile foreign states. Understanding the threats facing a business or organisation will make sure protective security…
Keywords: CPNI , NPSA , Threat , Threat landscape , ACT , Security measures

Other threats

Other threats include the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Keywords: CPNI , NPSA , Threat , Attack , Terrorist threat , Weapons of Terrorism

Recognising terrorist threats

The UK faces a serious and challenging threat from terrorism, but recognising early indicators of an attack can reduce casualties and save lives.
Keywords: CPNI , Threat , Attack , e-Learning , Attack Methodology , NPSA

Managing risk and business continuity

1. Introduction

Managing the risk of terrorism is only one part of a manager’s responsibility when preparing contingency plans. Such plans may be in response to an incident or event, either within or near their premises, which may inadvertently…

Keywords: Risk Management , Risk , Incident Management , Business Continuity , Emergency Planning , PALs Guidance

Developing a security strategy

Taking the time to develop a coherent, holistic, risk based and proportionate security strategy, supported by effective governance structures, is essential in ensuring success. Too often when protective security is applied in an ad hoc, siloed and unstructured manner valuable resources are wasted with limited impact on security risk reduction.…
Keywords: Protective Security , Risk Management , National Security , Incident Management , CPNI , NPSA

Terrorism

Terrorist groups use violence and threats of violence to publicise their causes and as a means to achieve their goals.
Keywords: CPNI , Threat , Attack , Marauding , Vehicle as a Weapon , Improvised Explosive Device , NPSA

NPSA working with security professionals

NPSA works with partners in government, police, industry and academia to identify risks to and reduce the vulnerability of the national infrastructure, focusing in particular on critical national infrastructure.
Keywords: CPNI , Protective Security , Risk Management , Security Culture , Security measures , NPSA

Publicly accessible locations (PALs) guidance

Police Car

The threat we face from terrorism is significant. As we have seen in the UK and across Europe attacks can happen at any time and any place without warning. Understanding the threat faced and the ways it can be mitigated can help keep everyone…

Keywords: Attack Methodology , PALs , PALs Guidance , publicly accessible places , Security Culture , security planning process , Crowded Places , Stay safe , Public events , public spaces , Threat , Risk , Run Hide Tell , protect crowds , Protective Security , Counter Terrorism Security Advisors , Events , Advice , Guidance , NaCTSO , Security measures , Business , Personnel Security , Physical Security , Cyber Security