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New Counter Terrorism qualification launches

… Developed by NaCTSO and SFJ Awards, and funded by the Home Office, the new … for public safety and operational resilience by offering practical skills in protective security and preparedness. It …

Martyn’s Law Update - Government publish legislation draft

… depending on the capacity of the premises or event and the activity taking place, to prevent unnecessary burden to … basis to meet changing needs - as well as make it more practical and proportionate. “It will be important to ensure … tier premises will be required to undertake basic, low-cost activities to improve their preparedness, including …
Keywords: Protect Duty , Martyn's Law , Legislation , Law , Protective Security , Home Office , Parliament , Government , Counter Terrorism , Martyn Hett , Homeland Security Group

Get summer ready: Support the Summer campaign and help keep the public safe

… and more. Unfortunately, large gatherings could be attractive targets. The campaign works closely with event …
Keywords: Summer , Summer Campaign , Digital , Digital assets , Toolkit , Social media , Poster , Communications , Security minded communications , campaign , Campaign materials , Summer Vigilance , Vigilance , Vigilance campaign , Counter Terrorism Policing

Purple Guide for the Events industry

…   This chapter within the purple guide helps practitioners to get a further understanding of counter … types and considerations for event staff to take.  Head of NaCTSO, Adam Thomson said:  “At the National Counter …
Keywords: The Purple Guide , Security , Advice , Threat , Risk

National Risk Register 2023 is published

… attacks, and preparing to better respond, reducing the impact.  The NRR contains 89 threats that have been identified as having the potential to significantly impact the UK's safety, security, or critical systems at a … state threats, pandemics, wildfires, and industrial action. In highlighting these risks, the NRR provides a …
Keywords: Risk , National Risk Register , Cabinet Office , Government , Risk Register , National Threat Level , Threat , NRR

The relevance of EVIL DONE to the current UK threat landscape

…  ‘EVIL DONE’ framework To further explore this area, NaCTSO commissioned Coventry University to investigate … by the acronym ‘EVIL DONE’, can be used to identify attractive and vulnerable targets within a UK context. Targets … review our understanding of target vulnerability and attractiveness.  To facilitate such an understanding, academics …
Keywords: Evidence-based policing , Research , Evidence , Protective security , Venues and Public Spaces , Preparedness , EVIL DONE , Situational Crime Prevention , Academia , Terrorist targeting

The National Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Centre (NCBRNC) Testing and Exercising

… commissioned projects - These are known as eNotice and ProActive. The projects seek to host joint activities to test the capability and capacity of joint … It involved 80 volunteers from the local town to actively play as members of the public during the event. …
Keywords: Threat , Chemical , Biological , Radiological , Nuclear , Exercise , Germany , Dortmund