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Ballot box and cyber security

… Ballot Box Security Ensure systems are in place to search vehicles used for the movement of ballot boxes to or from polling stations and counting venues before …
Keywords: Ballot box , Cyber Security , Election , Polling Stations , Venues

Counting venues

… Please note that premises used for counting ballot papers may well be used for other purposes until … be made as near as possible to the arrival of the first ballot box. Particular attention must be paid to the storage and …
Keywords: Venues , Election , Security

Polling stations

Keywords: Polling Stations , ACT , SCAN , public spaces , Election

Incident procedures

… C ontrol) protocol: - Consider contingency arrangements for ballot box security under evacuation protocols CONFIRM the item is …
Keywords: Bomb threat , Suspicious Item , HOT principle , Suspicious Behaviour , Terrorist threat

Election security for polling stations and counting venues

The advice contained in this section is intended to assist Returning Officers to develop a security plan to avoid major disruption to the election process. The recommendations will not be applicable in all cases and should be regarded as a menu of options that could be implemented, taking into account the nature of the threat together with the…
Keywords: Election , Attack , publicly accessible places , Polling Stations , Venues

Stay Safe – Weapons and firearms attack

… Procedures When considering evacuation and the security of ballot boxes it must be noted that the safety of all present is of … in the event of an evacuation, be tasked with removing ballot boxes and ballot papers, marked electoral register …
Keywords: Run Hide Tell , Evacuation , Terrorist threat , Firearms , Weapons of Terrorism , Attack

Advice for security managers during a heightened threat level

This advice will provide advice to security managers of Publicly Accessible Locations following a change of the threat level to CRITICAL. There are a number of operational and tactical options to consider.
Keywords: Threat , SCAN , Physical Security , Personal Security , Perimeter , Risk Management

The National Vehicle Threat Mitigation Unit

… for use: … The NVTMU can be contacted by email: NaCTSOMailbox-.NationalVehicleThreatMitigationUnit@met.police.uk … The …
Keywords: Vehicle , Transport , Vehicle as a Weapon , Weapons of Terrorism , Attack , Threat , Mitigation , National Security , Protective Security

National Stakeholder Menu of Tactical Options

This document outlines a set of options which can be used by the private sector and security industry to enhance the wider national security posture at times of raised threat or in response to a terrorist incident.
Keywords: National Stakeholder Menu , Tactical Options , Protective Security , Protective measures , Threat , MOTO