Who sets the threat levels?
The assess the UK threat level to give a broad indication of the likelihood of an attack. The level for international terrorism is set by the .
Threat levels don’t have an expiry date. They can change at any time as different information becomes available to security agents.
The Government has produced a national (known as CONTEST).
There are 4 major intervention strands to this national strategy. These are:
- Prepare – being ready to deal with the consequences
- Protect – reducing our vulnerability
- Prevent – tackling radicalism
- Pursue – disrupt terrorists and their operations
You can on the MI5 website.
Birmingham City Council supports this strategy and is undertaking a number of specific community and partnership projects that meet the strategy’s objectives.