PSSA Newsletter - July 2017

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ISSUE 16July 2017| NEWS
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PSSA Security Policy
NaCTSO launch new Crowded Places
Guidance
The National Counter Terrorism Security
Office (NaCTSO) have launched a new
and updated guidance intended to
give protective security advice to those
responsible for managing the security
of crowded places. This new guidance
is primarily aimed at those with a
responsibility for security at crowded places
and those who own or run businesses,
organisations, amenities or utilities. The
document has been written by NaCTSO
with the support of The Centre for the
Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI)
and over 100 subject matter and academic
experts. It covers the key areas of protective
security including physical, personnel,
personal and cyber. It provides guidance on
how different sectors can act to help make
their business, institutions or organisations
safer. Its purpose to support those who are
charged with security at crowded places
mitigate the threat and help make the UK
less vulnerable to an attack. The guidance is
interactive and designed to assist crowded
place sectors assess the risk and build a
security plan to help mitigate that risk and
recover more quickly should there be a
terrorist attack.
As the terrorist threat
evolves the guidance has
been designed to be a living
document taking the best
advice from some of the
UK’s leading experts and
organisations. There are many
links within the guidance
directing readers to websites
providing support in your
planning. NaCTSO state,
“The foundation for
the ability to manage
during a crisis lies in the
preparations we make.
It is important that we
all recognise the risks,
develop security plans,
train our staff, carry
out rehearsal exercises
and understand our
roles and responsibilities.
Leadership will come from all levels within
an organisation during an incident but
must come from the top to change the
security culture”.
Access this publication
at
publications/crowded-places-guidance .
CPNI advice in response to
terror attacks
As with the recent attacks on Westminster in March and Manchester
Arena in May, the June attack on London Bridge and Borough Market
highlights the ongoing threat to public areas and crowded places. The
CPNI encourages its partners in industry and government to review
their security plans and pay particular attention to CPNI’s current
advice on its website and extranet. Whilst it is inherently difficult to
protect against this style of attack in crowded public places, there
are measures that can be instigated. These include those which help
mitigate the immediate effects of an attack by precluding access to
hostile vehicles and those which can help disrupt an attack through
optimising detection of suspicious activity, and disrupting the hostile
reconnaissance process.
The PSSA remains in regular contact with the CPNI as a partner in
encouraging the adoption of best practice in specifying and selecting
fit for purpose high security products. Via the PSSA, members are able
to ensure their staff are kept up to date with national security priorities
and threats. For CPNI advice on hostile vehicle mitigation, see www.
.
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