City of London Police Ch Supt Alex Robertson

HISTORY “The Square Mile” 3% of the GDP for the UK Over $500bn foreign exchange turnover per day 56% of the global equity market Over 400,000 people work in the City 24/7 culture Busy transport system with expanding retail and leisure market Significant number of ceremonial and public order events Over 550 foreign banks International crowded places

HISTORY St Mary Axe 1992 Bishopsgate 1993

HISTORY Police Objectives Deter further vehicle bomb attacks Identify each motor vehicle entering the traffic zone Identify driver and front seat passenger(s) Local Authority Objectives Reduce traffic Reduce pollution Improve environment

HISTORY Current system

TECHNOLOGY Cameras Directional Lighting Camera 1 Camera 2

TECHNOLOGY Database Number Plate Reader Recorder Number plate reading database server Police National computer Local hotlist Force Intelligence Bureau Entry points Match or user enquiry? Control Room CONTROL ROOM

OPERATIONAL USE

Operation Danzey Cab serial rapist of over 85 women. ANPR information placed the taxi at various locations in the capital.We were given dates and times by our victims and if ANPR information put the vehicle in the vicinity this added weight to our case that he was in the area at the time of the offence. Operation Orchard This relates to the fatal stabbing at Shadans nightclub in December ANPR data was used to identify two of the vehicles used by three of the suspects.

HISTORY Cost to the community –St Mary Axe£1.28 billion –Bishopsgate£960 million –TOTAL£2.24 billion Cost of Technology –Entry Points –Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) –Exit Points –TOTAL£2.48 million –EQUIVALENT TO0.2% of cost to community

PREVENT terrorism by tackling its underlying causes PURSUE terrorists and those who sponsor them PROTECT the public and UK interests PREPARE for the consequences To reduce the THREAT To reduce VULNERABILITY To reduce the RISK UK Counter Terrorism Strategy

All Attacks on Facilities Worldwide 2008

BUSINESS CONTINUITY 80% of businesses affected by a major incident close within 18 months. 90% of businesses that lose data from a disaster are forced to shut within two years. 59% of UK organisations were disrupted by 9/11, one in eight was seriously affected.

CORE BUSINESS C.T.S.A. network Operation Rainbow Terrorism Act 2000 CCTV / ANPR Partnerships Emergency Planning Dept. Business Continuity Architectural Liaison

C.T.S.A.s The majority of the work of the CTSAs is coordinated and directed by the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO), The core role of the CTSA is to oidentify and assess local critical sites that might be vulnerable to terrorist or extremist attack; odevise and develop security plans to minimise impact on that site and the surrounding community. Additionally, the CTSA will promote awareness of the terrorist threat.

PROJECT GRIFFIN Pioneered by City of London Police True partnership Three strands UK roll-out International involvement Over 9,000 security professionals Griffin II – e-learning refresher package

OPERATION BUFFALO Deployment of covert officers Trust and Confidence Significant learning Tests stakeholder and police response Two levels and developing Safeguards National interest

Multi-media simulation of a terrorist attack Learn, share and exchange experiences Running during 2007 and 2008 across UK Ambulance, Fire Services and Local Authority Advice to prevent,handle and recover from an attack Over 1,000 people attended City events PROJECT ARGUS

TRUSTED PARTNERS The Security and Emergency Services working alone will never defeat terrorism – we need ‘Trusted Partners’

COMMUNICATION City of London Corporation Sister Banks Group Crime Prevention Association Warning and Informing Training and Exercising

Top Ten Security Guidelines to Businesses assess the risks to your business consider security first when planning building works establish a security culture in your business keep premises clear and tidy control access points and use staff and visitor passes install physical measures e.g. locks, alarms, CCTV, lighting etc establish good mail handling procedures recruit carefully, checking identities and following up references take proper IT security precautions test your business continuity plans regularly

The threat is real and long lasting Any attack has an impact beyond its boundaries Partnership approach Social responsibility It takes a network to defeat a network SUMMARY

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