Advice for businesses
Your business can play a key role in supporting the police. By remaining vigilant, being security minded and having good security measures in place, you can protect your business against crime and make the work of terrorists more difficult. A small investment in security measures greatly enhances the feeling of security on behalf of everyone and helps protect those around you.
West Midlands Police, together with police forces throughout the United Kingdom, are better trained and equipped than ever before to combat the threat of international and domestic terrorism. The force, as part of the ongoing national counter terrorism strategy, has dedicated Counter Terrorism Security Advisers (CTSAs) who are coordinated, trained and tasked by the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO), a specialist police organisation co-located with the Security Service in the Centre for the Protection of the National Infrastructure (CPNI).
The primary role of these advisers is to provide protective and counter terrorism security advice to support businesses. The advice available takes into account both conventional and non-conventional terrorist techniques and the aim is to reduce vulnerability to terrorist threats. The CTSAs work closely with other police forces throughout the country, government departments and other agencies.
Basic crime prevention advice can help to make it more difficult for terrorists.
These measures are based around good crime prevention practice.
For non urgent crime prevention advice, businesses can contact their local police station on 0345 113 5000 .
Who to contact
For specific counter terrorism advice
If you feel that your company would benefit from specific counter terrorism advice, you can write to:
- Counter Terrorism Security Adviser
West Midlands Police
Police HQ
Colmore Circus Queensway
Birmingham
B4 6NQ
You can also email the West Midlands Police CTSAs
For general crime prevention advice
For non urgent crime advice businesses can contact their local police station on 0345 113 5000.
If it is an emergency dial 999.
To report information
Email the Security Service (MI5)
If you have information which you think can help keep your community safe then email the security service. MI5 Website.
If you consider anything to be suspicious or connected with terrorism you can contact the Anti-Terrorist Hotline on 0800 789 321.