Increased Threat Level: WMC RF Partner Message
As a result of recent events, the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre raised the national threat level from severe to critical on Saturday 30 June.
West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit continues to support the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command investigation into the incidents in Glasgow and London.
In line with the raising of the threat level, West Midlands Police has reviewed policing activity across the force area, including our airports, stations and key locations.
What this will look like to our communities is a visible increase in police officers patrolling our streets and at key locations, some of these officers may be armed.Our response is appropriate for a major city and informed by the increase in national security level rather than any specific threat to the West Midlands.Public safety is paramount and we appeal to all communities and partners to support us in our decisions and to remain calm and vigilant.
To support this, West Midlands Police have invoked Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 to stop and search any person or vehicle in order to prevent acts of terrorism.
This is a wide ranging power and only used in rare circumstances: recent events have highlighted the need for us to be prepared.
If a member of the public believes a vehicle or package to be suspicious, West Midlands Police would urge them not to approach it, contact the Police on 0845 113 5000, the Anti Terrorist Hotline on 0800 789321 or call 999 for emergencies.
You can obtain further more general advice on what to in the event of a Terrorist Incident by logging onto www.west-midlands.police.uk/terrorism.
This page was written by Birmingham City Council. Any comments and thoughts represented above are solely representative of Birmingham City Council and not necessarily of the West Midlands Conurbation Resilience Forum as a whole.
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