Project Griffin’s primary mission is to engage, encourage and enable members of the community to work in partnership with the police to deter, detect and counter terrorist activity and crime.
Building on Olympic Success T
here can be no doubt as to the success of the CSSC (Cross-sector Safety and Security
Communications) initiative during London 2012, which endorsed the concept and paved the way for future development and engagement.
The Hub continues with representatives from the Metropolitan Police Service, the City of London Police and two private sector volunteers. A slightly revised Executive Board is ensuring momentum and inclusive representation of all interested parties. The application to create a community-related charity for CSSC has been made. Sir David Wootton, the previous Lord Mayor of the City of London, has kindly agreed to be Chairman and a comprehensive group of trustees has been formed. The initiative aims to have full charitable status shortly.
The hub and communications are available on a 24/7 basis utilising the iMODUS alert, Bank of England control room, bridge call functionality and email messaging. Three workshops are planned throughout 2013; the first of these was held on Wednesday 20 March.
Initially, the hub team are seeking to refine the Pan London CSSC engagements and working practices which are anticipated to tbe concluded by the second quarter 2013. Following this they will seek to share the CSSC model experience across other cities and regions, with a view to coordinating the (organic) evolution of the mechanism (model/concept).
We are in partnership with the Scottish authorities, who are keen to engage CSSC throughout Scotland, culminating in the Commonwealth Games in June 2014.
We look forward to your thoughts and suggestions as to the continuing improvement of CSSC and offer repeated thanks for your commitment and work to create and sustain this worthwhile initiative.
Sir David Veness Richard Morris
Left to right: Don Randall MBE, Chairman Griffin National Executive, Ian Mansfield, Chief Superintendent Ken Stewart, Mark Szczesnowicz, out-going Chairman, and Graham Bassett, the new Chairman of the London Project Griffin Board.
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Project Griffin Awareness Day reaches 100th milestone T
he City of London Police has hosted its 100th Project Griffin Awareness Day
followed by an evening of awards for those in Counter Terrorism who have helped the project grow since its launch in 2004.
During the evening, City of London Police Commissioner Adrian Leppard praised the commitment of those involved in Project Griffin who have contributed to its success in the Square Mile and overseas, including Australia and Canada. This was also echoed by the Chair of the project, Don Randall MBE.
Project Griffin was developed by the City of London Police and formally introduced in London in April 2004 as a joint venture between the City and Metropolitan police forces. Its remit was to advise and familiarise managers, security officers and employees of large public and private sector organisations across the capital on security, counter- terrorism and crime prevention issues.
Following its unqualified success in London, Project Griffin has been recognised as national best practice and is being implemented by police forces, cities and communities throughout the UK. It has also generated interest and acclaim overseas, particularly in the United States, Canada and Australia.
Counter Terrorism Security Advisor Ian Mansfield said, “This milestone has taken a tremendous amount of effort from the Counter Terrorism department and guest
presenters from the Metropolitan Police Expo and Fairway team.
As we enter our tenth year, we continue to strengthen our partnership with those responsible for security within the City’s business community and providing information on recognising and reporting hostile reconnaissance, current and emerging terrorist threats and methods, and cordon procedures – all to help us protect the City from terrorism and prevent further casualties during major incidents.”
www.projectgriffin.org.uk
City of London Police Commissioner Adrian Leppard.
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