Guidance explaining the different locations (outside the perimeter, at the site perimeter, within the perimeter, within buildings, etc) where security measures can potentially be implemented, and how NPSA’s principles of Deter, Detect and Delay, Mitigate and Respond, supported by a security plan, will help to frustrate and disrupt an adversary's attack timeline (from planning through to execution of an attack).
Please note that while much of this content refers protection of “assets” and utilises the example of a generic site, many of the principles and approaches apply equally to protection of people at public premises and events.
Detailed guidance on a wide variety of physical security measures with a particular emphasis on their effective implementation, including for example: hostile vehicle mitigation, search and screening, automated access control systems, CCTV, control rooms.
Detailed guidance on personnel and people security, covering a wide range of topics spanning countering hostile reconnaissance, managing insider risk, building an effective security culture, and optimising people in security (including ensuring a motivated and effective security workforce).
Guidance on how to plan and prepare for an effective response to a terrorist incident, spanning operational considerations for incident response and command and control (including training for security control room (SCR) operators) through to strategic aspects of crisis management.