This page provides information and guidance on the Equality Impact Assessment relating to crowded places. The guidance summarises the issues and makes recommendations on the process.
This page provides information on the background to Security linked to crowded places. The expression 'crowded places' is used to describe much of our communities from the shopping centre to the cinema, anywhere where people gather.
Through this portal page we provide information covering a range of topics that relate to Security and Counter Terrorism information news and advice and connect with your resilience planning
For nearly a decade the Continuity Forum has been working alongside the National Counter Terrorism Security Office, Police, Home Office and others to bring awareness and advice to organisations on what they can do to better secure and protect not only their organisations, but our communities.
Here you will find links and information on various resources that will enable you to build your organisations resilience and create continuity.
Protecting our social and commercial centres is a vital task for the police and security services, but one that cannot be truly effective without wider participation from the community. This is where VSAT fits in.
Please check out our Security Portal or search for more using the the word 'VSAT'
We are pleased to invite you to the launch of a brand new tool that considerably extends our national capability to develop security, create continuity and build resilience.
On February 17th in London the Vulnerability Self Assessment Tool (VSAT) will be launched at the prestigious Jumeirah Carlton Tower in London by the National Counter Terrorism Security Office, the Continuity Forum and the Home Office with the support of London First.
About The VSAT Launch
We invite you to join us for the Launch of the Vulnerability Self Assessment Tool (VSAT).
Join our speakers Lord Reid of Cardowan, former Home Secretary, Deputy Mayor of London, Richard Barnes, Sir David Veness, ex Met Police Asst Commissioner and former UN Under Secretary General for Safety and Security and Russell Price, Founder of the Continuity Forum.
They will be supported by many other leading experts in the field for the launch of the VSAT who'll also be available to answer to your questions.
The implications of the UK police force's new training regime
Earlier this month, Verdant asked how useful raising the terror threat level was in preparing the public for potential terrorist activity and concluded that such announcements need to be surrounded by a sound communications framework to have the necessary impact in preparing citizens accordingly.
Several cargo planes were grounded at separate US airports after suspicious packages were found on board planes in London and Dubai. Security has been stepped up at UK airports for flights to the US following the incident.
The UK government has published its revised National Security Strategy entitled “a strong Britain in an age of uncertainty" and within its pages are a number of interesting details that point towards an evolving future for Business Continuity.
The new strategy delivers the coalition governments view on the emerging and current threats to the UK. Closely linked to the recently announced spending review affecting the Armed Forces the national strategy document and other dimensions that are highly relevant to us all and positions the thinking on both risks and importantly responsibilities for them.
Nearly 1 in 5 businesses suffer a major disruption every year. Yours could be next. With no recovery plan, you have less chance of survival.
How quickly – and painlessly – you manage to get back to ‘business as usual’ in the event of a terrorist attack, fire, flood or other natural disaster, or any other major interruption, depends on how effectively you can devise, and put into action, your own business continuity management.
Click on this link to download the associated Expecting the Unexpected booklet
For more details on the activities or related to the issues raised please contact us directly.
Project ARGUS is a National Counter Terrorism Security Office initiative, exploring ways to aid you in preventing, handling and recovering from a terrorist attack, completing Business Continuity and Resilience Planning.
Argus achieves this by taking businesses through a simulated terrorist attack. The simulation identifies the measures to take for preventing, handling and recovering from a terrorist attack.
Government enhances Counter Terrorism measures - CONTEST 2
The government has set out its enhanced strategy to combat the threat of Terrorism; known as CONTEST the policy shows the context and threat as well as the process adopted to counter the threat.
The briefing illustrates how terrorism has evolved in the UK and explains what led to the emergence of the threat we face today. It also examines how the threat may evolve over the next few years. The strategy sets out the principles that form the basis of the government’s response to terrorism.
It is rare these days to find any organisation which does not rely in some way on computer data. From the very largest corporate through to the very smallest business the need to maintain access to information is absolutely vital. This seems pretty straightforward and it could be said almost simplistic, obvious even. Maybe so, but what about the data that has been removed from your direct control, that exists on the huge banks of servers and hard disks that are located across commercial data centres both in the UK and internationally.
The bombing of London’s transport infrastructure on 7 July 2005 and the failed Underground bombings two weeks later, along with the abortive car bomb attacks targeting a central London nightclub and Glasgow Airport in June 2007, highlighted the importance of ensuring the critical parts of the UK’s national infrastructure are protected against terrorism.
Lord West of Spithead was commissioned by the government to review the UK’s preparedness for future terrorist attacks. His findings identified that a new effort to ‘design in’ counter- terrorism protective security was needed. In response, the Home Office and the Office for Communities and Local Government published new guidance on designing for counter-terrorism in the built environment.
Managing Domestic Terrorism Event - Jan 23rd - South East
Business today faces many new threats, and the management of these threats is rapidly becoming a major factor in business planning.
Is Terrorism just one more threat, or are there specific risks, separate from other business issues, that need to be considered?
Government guidelines are available to all, but how can you be sure that you have understood and adapted the guidelines to suit your own specific requirements? Can you be sure that you have done everything necessary, by law and by logic, to protect your business and your people?
In recent years an increasing chunk of companies’ corporate security or business continuity budget has been spent on maintaining back-up sites where data can be stored or from which the business could be run in an emergency.
However, security consultants point out that risk management begins at home with measures to safeguard company headquarters, branches, factories and greenfield sites.
For new buildings, once the nature of the risks to the business has been assessed, this means careful planning of the layout and configuration of the site or office and security professionals should be part of the process.
Join our speakers Lord Reid of Cardowan, former Home Secretary, Deputy Mayor of London, Richard Barnes, Sir David Veness, ex Met Police Asst Commissioner and former UN Under Secretary General for Safety and Security and Russell Price, Founder of the Continuity Forum. 
