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Do you think it's terrorism related?
If it's happening now call 999.
In any other event you can report information confidentially to the anti-terrorist hotline number 0800 789321.
The threat of terrorism is real and ever present. It’s a threat that brings insecurity and fear, particularly for those who live and work in iconic centres such as the area covered by the City of London Police – the Square Mile.
Naturally, prevention and protection are high on our list of priorities, but equally important is the Force’s duty to minimise fear and provide reassurance. The Counter Terrorism and Serious Crime directorate has been working non-stop, carrying out training, briefings, expertise exchanges, intelligence gathering, and reassurance operations.
The measures the City of London Police put in place, together with a myriad of operations and initiatives has enabled the Force to keep the Square Mile safe and minimise fear by:
The global level of terrorism means that there are many governmental and non-governmental organisations across the world developing increasingly sophisticated ways of protection and prevention. Members of the Counter Terrorism team have travelled to Israel and the USA to learn more about these new methods and to share their expertise as leaders in counter-terrorism. The Force is also able to host visitors from other agencies from across the world including New York City Police’s Commissioner for Counter-Terrorism.
On a more local level, the Force carries out business briefings. The City Police recognise that one of the best ways to fight terrorism is to keep those affected by it fully informed. The meetings take place between senior security staff, police officers and Corporation of London staff. It is a chance to discuss methods of protection and prevention as well as exchange best practice.
The City of London Police joined together with the Corporation and London Prepared to create a business continuity package for smaller sized businesses. CitySafe provides access to a secure web-site that contains best practice advice on contingency planning, feedback from local/central government and police agencies, an ability for members to back up their critical data to the site and emergency virtual office tools.
Osiris II, a training exercise for the emergency services on how to deal with a chemical or biological attack on a tube train took place at Bank station on the Waterloo & City line. The aim of the exercise was for the British Transport Police, London Ambulance Service, Fire Brigade, Metropolitan and City of London police was to test equipment and procedure in the event of such an attack.
It was an invaluable exercise for the Force to be involved in – much information has come from it, which will go to further London’s emergency services preparedness and approach to this type of attack.
Approximately 15% if the Force is trained to deal with chemical or biological incidents – a high percentage when compared nationally.
In March 2004, the City of London Police joined with the MPS to produce a publicity campaign for Greater London to encourage people to report suspicious activity to the Anti-Terrorism hotline, 0800 789 321. The campaign’s two main aims were to educate the public that they are the ‘eyes and ears’ of counter-terrorism and to publicise the number to call if they had information.
Members of the City of London Police Committee played a vital role in the best value review of the Force’s counter-terrorism activities. Two committee members were a part of the review with one participating as chair.
The committee members brought invaluable expertise in the form of business practice and a different perspective to the eight-month process. They were able to make a real difference to the review.
