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An update on the Step Change Programme
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ssistant Commissioner Specialist Operations, Mark Rowley has
highlighted the step change in the tempo of terrorist attacks, attack planning and plotting by those inspired by the twisted ideology of Islamic state or Daesh. He has highlighted the impact that this is having on police resource to deal with the additional demand of such a change in tempo, an impact that is felt across all of policing, not just by those of us in the counter terrorism world.
The knock-on effect on a police service which has suffered from austerity as much as any
other public service in recent years has led us to look closely at how we operate and also how we can work more closely to deliver a more joined-up holistic approach to security across all sectors. Out of this has been born the Step Change Programme of closer work with the private sector and a real change in how we work together to deliver a safer environment, particularly in the crowded places and spaces where we all work and enjoy our leisure time. The three main channels of the step change agenda have been:
• Drivers for change and responsibility (whether that be legislative change, a change
in approach or a recognition by some sector governing bodies to take a greater role in their security) • Prioritisation of resource • New delivery methods
We are working very closely with a range of different sectors to examine how police and the commercial sector can work more closely together to establish best practice and guidelines. Some of this will be bespoke to a particular type of business, some more generic. Of particular importance is the need to get our message down to the small and medium enterprises that make up such a large proportion of the business community. Some of this will require legislation, but a lot of the change is achievable by a subtle change of mindset or operating methods.
Prioritising resource is of particular importance to police and the private sector alike. From a CT policing perspective, there is a finite number of CTSAs and CTAAs across the country. We need to prioritise where these are deployed to deliver the best effect. That requires us to take a long hard look at how we are currently using them and to consider how that can be more efficient and more effective in addressing the current and emerging threat.
22 © CI TY S ECURI TY MAGAZ INE – WINT ER 2017
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