DON’T make yourself a target for terrorists, police officers have been told.<\/p>\n
Officers across the UK are to be given new training on their personal security in the light of the terrorist threat, which currently stands at severe.<\/p>\n
A new campaign coordinated by the National Police Chiefs\u2019 Council Counter Terror Command will be launched in the next few weeks.
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Terrorist group Isil have made it clear that they see police officers as a legitimate threat.<\/p>\n
Every officer in the UK will attend a refresher briefing on \u201cthe different elements of personal security\u201d, according to the Met\u2019s Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, national lead on counter terrorism.<\/p>\n
The move was announced at the Police Federation of England and Wales\u2019 annual conference in Bournemouth on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The staff awareness campaign will cover security at work, personal security and looking at the safety of police buildings.<\/p>\n
Mr Rowley (pictured) said the training will look at \u201call we do in our day jobs anyway, but sometimes we can stop paying attention\u201d. He added: \u201cIt is about being extra thorough in work routines.\u201d<\/p>\n
Police officers will be warned to pay particular attention to their personal security off work, to not travel on public transport in uniform and to be careful not to give away their professions online and in their social lives.<\/p>\n
Mr Rowley added: \u201cIt is just reinforcing awareness. Some officers take the advice very seriously and some don\u2019t. We are not advocating a lifestyle change; it is just basic good practice on personal security. If you\u2019re a big person in your local community off duty because you run the guides or a football club, if you make it obvious that you are a police officer, then people who want to research police officers on internet will find it easier to find you.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are not telling people to take a low profile, it is just good practical security advice about how not to make yourself a target.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"