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Counter Terrorism Awareness Week 2016 launched

Counter Terrorism Awareness Week, launched by the National Counter Terrorism Security Office, will advise the public on how to protect themselves and their interests from the threat at work, at home and online. Running from Monday 28 November and Sunday 4 December 2016, Counter Terrorism Awareness Week focuses on partnership working between businesses, stakeholders and the general public about the current counter terrorism threat picture and what is being done to tackle it. With the threat to the UK from international terrorism remaining SEVERE, which means that an attack is highly likely, the key themes to the week are safeguarding the UK from the threats from terrorism and extremism and publicising the Stop Terrorists’ and Extremists’ Online Presence (STOP) reporting button. The STOP Button enables anyone who finds online content that they believe to be terrorist or extremist material to report it online. The button can be found on police websites, gov.uk and many other public facing internet sites. Additionally, the week promotes the Employee Vigilance Campaign, which provides practical information about the steps you can take to stay safe at home, at work and on-line, showcasing the information necessary to spot what suspicious activity looks like, how to be vigilant against it and what steps to take to report it.

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