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How to minimise your risk, and what to do if there's a terrorist attack.
The aim of CONTEST is to reduce the risk from terrorism to the UK, its citizens and interests overseas, so people can live freely and with confidence.
The aim of CONTEST is to reduce the risk to the UK and its citizens and interests overseas from terrorism, so that people can go about their lives freely and with confidence.
The Home Secretary launched the UK's updated counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST 2023, at Central Hall, Westminster.
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts.
Find out about terrorist threat levels, national measures against terrorism and how to report suspect activity
How to make applications under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) and how the government responds to terrorist incidents.
The National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) is a police hosted unit that supports the ‘protect and prepare’ strands of the government’s counter terrorism strategy. NaCTSO works with the Home Office .
This series brings together all documents relating to CONTEST, the UK's counter-terrorism strategy.
This page contains a list of persons and entities to whom financial sanctions have been applied due to their assessed involvement in terrorist activity. This sanctions regime aims to further the prevention of terrorism in the UK or elsewhere and...
The act will ensure that law enforcement and intelligence agencies have the powers they need to help keep the country safe from the threat posed by terrorism and hostile state activity.
This publication offers security advice and good practice for any organisation looking to protect against the risk of a terrorist act.
This series brings together all documents relating to Counter terrorism statistics
The Bill will ensure that the sentences served by terrorists reflects the severity of offending and will strengthen the tools for monitoring them in the community.
This series brings together all documents relating to Counter terrorism research and analysis
This page contains an overview of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act and supporting documents.
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