Terrorism is a real and serious threat to us all. To counter the terrorist threat, we need to all work together to tackle the terrorist challenge. We are working closely with key partner agencies and communities to tackle any extremism.
Since early 2003, the United Kingdom has had a long-term strategy for countering international terrorism, known as CONTEST.
The strategy is divided into four strands: PREVENT, PURSUE, PROTECT, and PREPARE.
The most significant threat to the UK currently is posed by international terrorism.
The current national threat level is SUBSTANTIAL - meaning an attack is a strong possibility.
What can you do to help?
It is important that the public remain alert and aware of their surroundings. Together we can fight terrorism and make our communities safer.
Report it
We want to hear from anyone who sees anything suspicious, be it a vehicle, package or person. These are difficult to define and we advise people to rely on instinct about whether something is suspicious. In any case we would prefer people to call us if in any doubt.
Vigilance on the part of the public is one of the best ways of preventing and detecting crime, including terrorist crime. We firmly believe that communities defeat terrorism. Please let us know if you have any suspicions. We don't mind if it proves to be a false alarm.
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