Hello all,
Following the London Tube incident yesterday, the
independent Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre advised the Government, when it was
obvious the perpetrator had neither died nor been caught, to raise the UK
Terror threat level to its highest point, namely 'Critical', meaning an attack
may be imminent.
Please note that each time the level has gone to critical,
it has only stayed at this highest level of alertness for three to four days -
this is partly as it involves an unsustainably high tempo for the police,
intelligence and security services.
Extra patrols are mounted, covert surveillance is stepped up
and troops are deployed to free up police officers to focus on the main effort:
catching the bomber before another device
can be planted.
We are asked to remain "vigilant", but we should
"not be alarmed". It appears suspects are being sought and it would
be unwise to work on the basis that only London is at risk. The lead officer
has said: "If you see anything that causes you concern, then let us know
immediately, if you have suspicions about someone's behaviour call us. Look out
for anything that seems out of place, unusual or doesn't seem to fit in with
day-to-day life. "It may be
nothing, but if you see or hear anything that could be terrorist related, trust
your instinct no matter how small then ACT and call 999."
There is no known local threat. Nor is there any intention
to cancel events. Organisation of such things is inevitably under review though and we should look again at our own off-site visit
risk assessments to ensure they incorporate our thinking and preparation if
something were to happen to perhaps need to GET IN at unfamiliar locations, or
perhaps GET OUT and even GET AWAY to pre considered fall back points. There
will be no harm done either in reviewing site management and security and
looking again at our community and individuals within, as part of our ongoing
safeguarding risk assessment process.
All the best.
Bill
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