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Stay Safe – Weapons and firearms attack

… If you are alerted to a firearms or weapons attack, stay calm, RUN or HIDE, and only when it is safe TELL the police … Evacuation and lockdown procedures … yourself in. Move away from the door. TELL Call 999 - What do the police need to know? If you cannot speak or make …
Keywords: Run Hide Tell , Evacuation , Terrorist threat , Firearms , Weapons of Terrorism , Attack , Attack Methodology

Attack methodology: Vehicle bombs

… a vehicle which contains and delivers an explosive device to a target. The vehicle may be old or new, inexpensive or … buying or renting a vehicle for cash, or without identity documents, or using false or forged identity documents. Can … at least 15m away, call 999, ask for the police and explain what has happened. Take cover behind a substantial structure …
Keywords: Vehicle as a Weapon , Hostile Vehicle Mitigation , Risk Assessment , Security measures , Bomb threat , PALs Guidance , publicly accessible places , publicly accessible locations

Martyn’s Law overview and what you need to know

… 2025, commonly known as Martyn’s Law, received Royal Assent in April 2025. The Act aims to improve organisational preparedness and protective security across the … premises and events, the responsible person must consider what is ‘reasonably practicable’ when ensuring that …
Keywords: Martyn's Law , Parliament , Bill , Legislation , Organisation , Counter Terrorism , Protect

Complex attacks

… of a terrorist attack is relatively low, it is important to understand the varying levels of complexity that an attack can manifest. … What is a Complex Terrorist Attack? … There is no formal definition of what constitutes a ‘complex attack’. Terrorist attacks exhibit varying degrees of complexity – from high to low – depending on a number of characteristics.  …
Keywords: Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat , Threat analysis , Self-Initiated Terrorists , VAPS , Complex , MTA , Marauding Attack , IEDs , Venues and Public Spaces

Directed and enabled attacks

… The terrorist threat to the UK has evolved over the last decade. Ten years ago … targeted strategic or symbolic targets. Most attack plots in the UK between 2005 and 2014 were directed or enabled by terrorist groups overseas.  Although the predominant threat to the UK is now from self-initiated …
Keywords: Attack , Attack Methodology , Terrorist threat , Emergency Planning , Directed , Enabled

Professionalising our response and coordination following a terror attack

… To ensure our response and coordination across policing and with our partners is the best it can be in the event of a terror attack, we are continually learning and refining our skills. … security implications following a terror attack.   What can you do to support us?  There is information readily …
Keywords: Protective Security , Course , incident response , Incident , Training , Decision making , professionals , Counter Terrorism Policing , accreditation

Chemical, Biological and Radiological (CBR) attacks

… or radiological (CBR) material have the potential to cause significant harm and disruption, but they are … or radiological material against the West in the future.   What is CBR?   Chemical Poisoning or injury caused by … that due to their function, such as entrances, exits and windows may be at increased risk of attack review the design …
Keywords: CBRN , Chemical , Hazardous Materials , CBR , ETHANE , Venues and Public Spaces , Venues , public spaces

Terrorist use of Fire in Attacks

… Terrorists can use fire in attacks in a number of different ways. ProtectUK gives an insight into Terrorist use of Fire in Attacks and Fire as a Weapon … Headline Assessment … would likely not meet the current threshold for terrorism.  What does this mean for business and the public? The impact …
Keywords: Fire as a weapon , Attack , Attack Methodology , FAW , Arson , Terrorist Attack , Fire , Weapon , Terrorist threat , MTA , Marauding Attack

Purple Guide Chapter on Counter Terrorism - Attack Planning

… For a terrorist attack to be successful they will need to put considerable energy … into the planning. The planning of an attack is broken down into three distinct phases: Target Identification … particularly those with experience of a venue that know what normal behaviour looks like there, should be empowered …

Marauding Terrorist Attack (MTA): RUN HIDE TELL

… fast-moving, violent incidents, where attackers aim to kill or injure as many people as possible. It is … it considers the risk to be significant, is there a plan? does the plan consider what to do in the event of either an internal or an external … Marauding Terrorist Attack (MTA): RUN HIDE TELL …
Keywords: Marauding , MTA , Run Hide Tell , Attack , Attack Methodology , PALs Guidance , PALs , publicly accessible places , publicly accessible locations