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The levels are defined as follows -
Critical - an attack is expected imminently
Severe - an attack is highly likely
Substantial - an attack is a strong possibility
Moderate - an attack is possible but not likely
Low - an attack is unlikely
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Roger Gomm
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As we explained in our April Newsletter, our Associate
RogerGomm
. who used to be a senior manager within the Metropolitan Police Service, is an expert on Security Planning, Threat Assessment and Crisis Management.
Roger frequently writes articles for the journal Crisis Response, links to some of which are below. These contain much sound expert advice on how organisations and individuals can
minimise the risk and impact of t
error attacks and other crises (e.g.fire, flood,
cyber attacks etc.).
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Anti-Terrorist Hotline
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See anything suspicious? Suspect someone?
Rreport it to the Anti-Terrorist Hotline on
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More anti-terrorist advice
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To view our previous newsletters in our archive please click the link above
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Newsletter - June 2017
Terror Threat Level Special
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When we sent our
last Newsletter in April, we had just had the Westminster attack and on Monday night we saw the terrible events in Manchester. It's not surprising therefore that the UK Threat Level, which we brought you news of changing from Substantial to Severe in August 2014, has now been upped even further to Critical (an attack is expected imminently).
No one can afford not to take this other than very seriously
and we are so pleased that many of our clients have reacted to the change in Threat Level exactly as we would have expected by convening their crisis management teams to evaluate their response to the recent incident in Manchester and the heightened alert status. If you have not already done so yourselves, I would strongly urge you to do this without further delay.
It could well be that the actions you already have in place are sufficient at this time, but the important point is that current measures should be evaluated in the light of the change in threat level and a decision taken as to whether there is a need to do more e;g. extending building security measures, advice to staff whilst travelling in highly populated areas or just communication reminding staff what to do should they be caught up in an incident themselves.
See our articles below and below left and should any of you need any further advice on how to proceed please do contact us.
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Post Manchester advice to businesses
On Tuesday our Associate
Roger Gomm (see below left for more about Roger and and his specialist advice) wrote an article for the journal
Crisis Response, giving advice to businesses in the wake of the attack. Most, if not all, of this will be relevant to your organisation. Below are the key points from the article, but you can see it in full by following the relevant link in our "More anti-terrorist advice" feature below left.
Roger's advice
The tragic events in the Manchester Arena follow the recent attacks in Westminster, Stockholm and Paris and remind us that the threat from terrorism is complex and evolving.
Crowded places remain the common denominator for terrorist's attacks. With the summer period upon us there is a need for vigilance and engagement between police and the wider community.
It is important at times such as these that the police security stance and that of the private sector are joined up.
We would strongly encourage the business community to consider proactive risk management in order to protect themselves, their brand and their people from today's security threats. Businesses can reduce the risk to themselves, their employees and customers by remaining vigilant, being security minded and having good security measures in place.
A small investment in security measures and culture helps to protect businesses against crime and make the work of criminal terrorists more difficult.
And of course the Health and Safety Act makes it an employer's duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees and other people who might be on their premises or affected by their business.
The following are all actions which businesses should consider and that could help protect from a terrorist attack:
It is good business to put a plan in place to help mitigate against all potential threats. We would recommend a holistic approach to designing a security management plan that addresses four key areas -
- Information - an up to date assessment of the business and the environment in which it operates - the threats, the vulnerabilities, its most valued and critical assets
- Protective security - the measures that protect against identified threats and vulnerabilities and focus on physical, information and personnel security
- Response planning - how the organisation will respond in the event of disruption
- Security culture - building security awareness across the organisation
If this is a bit daunting, do please seek our help. We can help with all aspects of security planning and awareness or
business continuity management. You can
contact us directly or visit our
website.
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Threat Level Critical - what does this mean to you?
Roger (see article above) also produced the following advice after the announcement on Wednesday that the UK Threat Level had been increased to Critical. In our "More ant-terrorist advice" feature below left there is also a link to a London Regional Counter Terrorism Protective Security Update explaining how, in practical terms, the London police forces are reacting to the change in Threat Level.
ADVICE TO BUSINESSES
Overall strategy
Building security
If you have a security team the building alert status has moved from Heightened to Exceptional. The response should be 'Maximum protective security measures to meet specific threats and to minimise vulnerability and risk.'
Planning for the increase in threat
level
Areas that organisations may wish to consider when planning for the status change to Critical are -
- Implementing a Crisis Management Team, if you have not done this already
- Escalating and engaging quickly with key stakeholders
- Considering the range of options relevant to mitigate the threat posed
- Continually reviewing the tactical options to ensure they remain 'fit for purpose'
- Ensuring that any change to tactical options serve to provide reassurance to staff rather than cause alarm
- Implementing a communication strategy to provide advice to staff around changes to planned events, deliveries or changes to access points etc.
- Reacting only to information from official sources such as the Government, Security Services and the Police
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Sincerely,
Graham Hull
ley hill solutions limited
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