Tackling Terrorism - Project Griffin

West Mercia Police Counter Terrorism Security Officers are pleased to be associated with Project Griffin which aims to encourage members of the business community to work in partnership with the police to deter and detect terrorist activity and crime. This will be achieved by:

• Raising awareness of current terrorist and crime issues
• Sharing and gathering intelligence and information
• Building and maintaining effective working relationships with the business community
• Seeking solutions to defeating terrorism and crime
• Maintaining trust and confidence in the police and other authorities
• Empowering people to report suspicious activity and behaviour.

Originally launched by the City of London and Metropolitan police forces in 2004, Project Griffin has been identified nationally as good practice and is now established at airports and police forces around the UK, as well as abroad in Canada and Australia.

The main strand of Project Griffin is very much about the police sharing information with key trusted partners in the community, by providing input through an awareness event.

The awareness event covers topics such as the current threat level, hostile reconnaissance, suspicious items and behaviour, firearms incidents as well as providing an awareness of the impact and disruption that may be caused by such an incident.

Who Is Eligible To Attend?

Project Griffin within West Mercia Police aims to work with people who are involved in some way with the safety and security of a building, business or area and to empower them to recognise and report suspicious activity and behaviour to the police. These staff could range from security to front of house reception staff.

If you represent a business or group and feel that your organisation could benefit from Project Griffin, please contact ctsa@westmercia.pnn.police.uk

Dependant upon the venue an administrative charge may apply for those wishing to attend Project Griffin events.

Visit website at www.projectgriffin.org.uk