Mitigation of Terrorist Threats at Venues during Ingress and Egress

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People visiting an event, site or venue

are most exposed to danger during entry and exit.

To help you plan, prepare and manage this risk.

[www.npsa.gov.uk]

NPSA has produced the Mitigation of Terrorist Threats at Venues During ingress and Egress guidance.

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[NPSA's Mitigation of Terrorist Threats at Venues During ingress and Egress webpage]

It is your responsibility to keep guests and visitors safe.

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This guidance is here to help you do just that. 

to access the guidance, please visit the NPSA website. 

[search mitigation of terrorist threats at venues during Ingress and Egress]. 

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For someone wishing to cause disruption, harm or mass loss of life

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Any place where people gather can be a target. 

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Nobody wants an attack to happen at their site.

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Visitors place their safety in your hands.

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They put their trust in your to keep them safe.

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Unfortunately, they are most exposed during ingress and egress, when entering or exiting your site. 

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Area where crowds form, where people gather or move

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through to exit or leave are easily predictable

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and an event's start and finish times are usually publicly available.

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so arrival, departure and dispersion stages 

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of a venues operation can easily be discovered.

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Hostiles have access to this information

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But so do you. 

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You can plan and prepare to keep people safe. 

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available on our website 

[www.npsa.gov.uk]

NPSA has produced the Mitigation of Terrorist Threats at Venues During ingress and Egress guidance.

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[NPSA's Mitigation of Terrorist Threats at Venues During ingress and Egress webpage]

To help you plan, prepare and manage this risk

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and mitigate your site's vulnerabilities during ingress and egress. 

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The guidance covers: Understanding potential threats. 

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understanding potential threats.

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Identifying vulnerabilities during ingress and egress.

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Crowding during ingress and egress.

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Key components and control measures to reduce risk, such as communication with relevant agencies, partners and other stakeholders. 

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The importance of recording security processes

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Testing, reviewing and revising.

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The guidance provides a scalable approach for security regimes

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from a basic design to more complex solutions, regardless of your size or budget, and covers a wide range of options available for venues with different types of venues and security mitigations all considered. 

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It is your responsibility to implement a combination of operational and physical security measures, personnel training

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and security protocols to keep guests and visitors safe. 

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You all need to have measures in place 

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to ensure a suitable response to an incident, should it occur. 

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This guidance is here to help you do just that. 

to access the guidance, please visit the NPSA website. 

[search mitigation of terrorist threats at venues during Ingress and Egress].