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Venues and Public Spaces (VaPS) guidance

… 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 … Venues and Public Spaces (VaPS) guidance …
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Outdoor Learning and Educational visits in England and Wales

… 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 … consider within your planning: • Possible safe areas or venues, near where you intend to be, that you could use as …
Keywords: Outdoor Education Advisers’ Panel , OEAP , Guidance , Advice , Training , Outdoor learning and educational visits , England and Wales

Pavement licences - How can local authorities consider security?

… When considering public health and safety, local authorities should seek to … to groups of people from interaction with hostile vehicles, and the creation of large crowds in new public spaces. … should factor this into the security planning process and ensure the overall security arrangements for an area are …
Keywords: pavement licence applications , Local Authorities , security planning process , vehicle security barriers , protect crowds , public spaces

Managing risk and business continuity

… premises, which may inadvertently impact staff safety, public safety or disrupt normal operations. It is important that this is one person’s function and responsibility. The governing body or board is … complements such good practice. This guide recognises that Venues and Public Spaces differ in many ways, including …
Keywords: Risk Management , Risk , Incident Management , Business Continuity , Emergency Planning , Venues and Public Spaces

Working with Counter Terrorism Security Advisors (CTSAs)

… packages tailored to different levels of expertise and responsibility within an organisation. ‘A flyer summarising the ACT and SCaN offerings can be downloaded here .’ … to counter terrorism Current threat Identifying and responding to suspicious activity Identifying and …
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