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The Homeland Security Sector: Security and Anti-Terrorism Awareness Training

This very practical Masterclass will look in detail at how all the various strands of security and anti-terrorism policy in the UK fit together, who has responsibility for what aspects of security, the roles of local government, the police, the security services, the broader civil service, the public and how it all affects you.

Programme

9:00
Registration and Refreshments
9:45
Chairman’s Welcome and Introduction
Nick Comfort, former Political Adviser to QinetiQ (confirmed)
9:55
The Government’s Counter-terrorism strategy CONTEST
  • One part of the UK National Security Strategy
  • 4 strands
  • Pursue, Prevent, Protect, Prepare
  • Focus on 4th strand today
Nick Comfort, former Political Adviser to QinetiQ (confirmed)
10:15
The Role of the Police in National, Regional and Local Resilience, and Planning for Emergencies
  • The Role of the Police
  • New visions for the built environment: Lessons form Northern Ireland
  • Security in urban planning and crowded areas
  • Security in confined areas
  • Where do you fit into this picture?
  • Central guidelines and different contexts
  • The Olympics and Security
  • The Police and Local Government emergency planning and resilience
  • Simulations and training
Andy Hayman, former Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner, former Head of Counter-Terrorism Policy and Operations, New Scotland Yard (invited)
11:15
Morning Coffee
11:30
Coping with Emergency and Terrorist Incidents
  • Emergency response and control
  • Roles of police, local government, hospitals
  • Who’s in charge? The chain of command
  • Action Plans and Responses
  • Critical National Infrastructure and Resilience
  • How has it worked previously?
Neil Fisher, Managing Director, Unisys (confirmed)
12:30
Lunch
13:30
Security and Anti-Terrorism Overview
  • Different kinds of attack and emergency and implications
  • The immediate and long term effects of terrorism
  • The roles and responsibilities of the different organisations
  • Scope of international agency responses and intelligence sharing
  • Politics, communities and individuals
  • The role of CCTV and other information
Lord Toby Harris, former Chairman of the Metropolitan Police Authority; Member, Police Counter-Terrorism Board and the Police Counter-Terrorism Ministerial Advisory Group (confirmed)
14:45
Afternoon Tea
15:00
Workshop
  • Facilitated group work on drawing out the lessons from the morning
  • Putting together a plan
  • Standard operational procedures and local differences
  • Presentations, Discussion and Feedback
  • Conclusions
Nick Comfort, former Political Adviser to QinetiQ (confirmed)
16:30
Discussion and Feedback
16:45
Final Questions and Close

Please note that the programme is subject to change without notice

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Sector specific workshops

Sector specific masterclasses are designed for practitioners, managers, professionals, new starters and business partners who, as well as keeping abreast of developments in their specific area of work, wish to broaden their understanding of the overall structure of their policy sector and learn more about the functions and roles played by each of the delivery partners at both the central and local level.