Project CONTEST: the Government's Counter-Terrorism Strategy

HC 212, Ninth Report of Session 2008-09 - Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence

Author:

House of Commons - Home Affairs Committee

Publisher:

TSO (The Stationery Office)

Project CONTEST, the Government's counter-terrorism strategy, was first developed in 2003 as a response to the emerging terrorist threat in the aftermath of the attacks in New York and Washington DC, in September 2001. A revised version of CONTEST was published on 24th March 2009.

CONTEST has four strands: Pursue, Prevent, Protect and Prepare. Responsibility for CONTEST lies with the Office for Security and Counter Terrorism (OSCT), part of the Home Office.

Conclusions and recommendations include:

• The Committee commends the dedication and professionalism of the staff and approves of the more open nature in explaining CONTEST to the public.

• The Committee believes though that the Government could go further by outlining more of the sucesses of the counter-terrorism operations.

• The Transport for London network remains vulnerable to terrorism, as does the 2012 Olympics, with the Committee seeing a safe and secure Games as a litmus test for the Government's counter-terrorism strategy.

Extent	89 pages	ISBN	9780215539731
Size	A4	Price	£14.50
Binding	Paperback	Published	07 Jul 2009
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