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Bomb threats

1. Procedures for handling bomb threats

The vast majority of bomb threats are hoaxes designed to cause alarm and disruption and instances of valid bomb threats are rare. Terrorists and others may make hoax bomb threat calls to intimidate the…

Keywords: Bomb threat , Emergency Planning , Terrorist threat , Venues and Public Spaces , Venues , public spaces

Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM)

… VAW has been used by terrorists to target crowds and other publicly accessible locations. A broad range of vehicles can cause … in or close to an asset or a hostile vehicle entering a publicly accessible location. Lower speed attacks may …

Keywords: Hostile Vehicle Mitigation , Vehicle as a Weapon , National Barrier Asset , National Security , Terrorist threat , PALs Guidance , PALs , publicly accessible places , publicly accessible locations

Communication

… on the type and content of communications that are publicly visible and accessible. A good security-minded communications strategy …

Keywords: PALs Guidance , publicly accessible locations

Access control checklist

… in making sure your site remains secure whilst remaining accessible to your visitors or customers. Review the access …

Keywords: Access control , Security , Security Culture , Threat , public spaces , PALs Guidance , PALs , publicly accessible locations , publicly accessible places

Access control

… to ensure that a site is kept secure while remaining accessible to your visitors or customers. There will be … access control measures in place. Measures at crowded places will differ depending on the conditions of entry. To …

Keywords: Access control , Hostile Reconnaissance , Security Culture , publicly accessible places , PALs Guidance , PALs , publicly accessible locations

Good housekeeping

… use. 2. Good housekeeping You can reduce the number of places where devices may be left by considering the … constructed from, and their positioning near crowded places and/or safety/security-critical equipment. If …

Keywords: Luggage storage , Parcel Lockers , Parcels , Bomb threat , Click and Collect , Good housekeeping , Left luggage , Luggage lockers , PALs , PALs Guidance , Protective Security , publicly accessible locations , publicly accessible places , Security measures , Suspicious Item

Pavement licences - How can local authorities consider security?

When considering public health and safety, local authorities should seek to ensure a balanced consideration for security implications, particularly the risk to groups of people from interaction with hostile vehicles, and the creation of large crowds in new public spaces.

Keywords: pavement licence applications , Local Authorities , security planning process , vehicle security barriers , protect crowds , public spaces , VAPS , ACT for Local Authorities

Risk