Help prevent terrorism

People across Peterborough and Cambridgeshire are being asked to be alert to the signs of suspicious activity in order to help prevent terrorist atrocities such as the ones the country experienced in 2017.

The latest phase of the ‘ACT - Action Counters Terrorism’ campaign launched on Tuesday, and the new head of UK Counter Terrorism Policing has used the launch to reveal that more than a fifth of reports from the public produce intelligence which is helpful to police.

“Since the beginning of 2017 we have foiled 10 Islamist and four right-wing terror plots, and there is no doubt in my mind that would have been impossible to do without relevant information from the public,” said Assistant Commissioner of Specialist Operations for the Metropolitan Police, Neil Basu.

Detective Superintendent Glen Channer, head of counter terrorism for the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU), said: “Everyone has a role to play in helping to prevent terrorist attacks and we are fully supporting of this national campaign which aims to encourage people to report any suspicious behaviour.

“Any information, no matter how small, could ultimately help prevent a lethal attack, so I’d ask people across our region to familiarise themselves with the signs to look out for and come forward, in confidence, to ourselves, to report any concerns.”

To report suspicious activity to the police call 101, or visit www.gov.uk/ACT.