Seven in ten respondents to the Protect Duty consultation agreed that those responsible for publicly accessible locations should take appropriate action proportionate measures to protect the public from attacks. How does Hostile Vehicle Mitigation fit into this? CTB talks to Debbie Heald MBE, managing director of Heald, which has high-security products in some of the world’s most high-profile locations

Delivering the requirements of the Protect Duty legislation will require specialist training. Security expert Lee Doddridge looks at the legals aspects affecting both sides - those responsible for Publicly Publicly Accessible Locations and the security consultants involved in the Act’s eventual delivery.

Emerging from his personal review of both the Manchester Arena Inquiry and the Dame Louise Casey review in the UEFA cup final in 2021, Nick Aldworth concluded that decision-makers would have benefited from critical friendship.

Henry Havis, head of security at the ExCeL centre, look as at the implications of the Protect Duty legislation for exhibition venues and the requirements it places on security professionals to provide a safer environment

As the Protect Duty legislation approaches, increased public awareness and understanding about threat perception from terrorism would enable people to become more resilient citizens. Figen Murray OBE and Ian Palmer, principal lecturer and academic lead for UG Policing and Criminology at the University of Central Lancashire, consider public engagement and the motivation of staff involved in delivering the Act’s requirements

Hear from Debbie Rafferty, counter terrorism consultant and PhD student, Abertay University (Dundee), speak at International Security Expo 2022, 28th September, 10:30 – 12:30 on Mitigating Security in the North Sea. There is one inexorable circumstance which relates to terrorism, the prerequisite for financing and the proviso of a continuous stream of substantial funds (Yousif, 2009). From a structural viewpoint, terrorist organisations ought to be contrasted to major corporations.

Anna-Liisa Tampuu and Lisa Reilly (MSyl), co-chairs of the SI Inclusive Security SIG discuss diversity in the security sector. How does inclusion impact resilience and support innovation within the security sector, a vital industry providing fundamental services to protect societies in an ever-changing risk landscape? To understand the dynamic threats of tomorrow, diversity and inclusion are crucial factors to consider when designing risk management strategies, as well as building the capacity to adapt, grow and innovate.

Ellie Rice, security lead at the Defence and Security Accelerator, details why innovation should be at the forefront of national security for the UK and the importance of reaching out to a broad range of innovators to achieve this The first duty of government is to keep citizens safe and the country secure. The evolving nature of the terrorist threat means that those working in the security services, law enforcement and wider government to deliver this duty need to embrace innovation to stay ahead of those wishing to do us harm.

Christian Schneider, Hostile Vehicle Mitigation Advisor gives a brief introduction and summary of the HVM measures applied in Berlin following HVM attacks in 2016 and 2022. Barely five years after the despicable attack on the Berlin Christmas market in 2016, another rampage occurred in June 2022, only a few metres away from the first attack site. This makes the German capital Berlin, after London, the second Western city to have suffered two vehicle ram attacks at almost the same location.

Philip Grindell, Threat Intelligence Specialist, CEO and Founder, Defuse® will be speaking on Countering Fixated and Lone Actor Threats at the International Security Conference on Tuesday, 27th September at 15:15-16:00 at International Security Expo in London. Here he talks about tackling the threat from lone actors.
In 2007, research suggested that people who pursue public figures pose a greater risk of death or serious injury to their targets than do terrorist groups or criminals.