The Metropolitan Police, the City of London Police and the British Transport Police are busily working as a unit to draft advice sheets for businesses and residents in the Square Mile on how they might deal with suicide bombings.

The move is a direct response to the events of 7/7 when London鈥檚 bus and tube networks were targeted.

Security arrangements for businesses will be reviewed, with a concentration on physical barriers and the assessment of so-called 鈥榮tand-off鈥� distances (which measure how close a car or other vehicle is allowed in relation to the main entrance of a given building).

Speaking about the joint police initiative in the Capital, Kevin Rosser 鈥� terrorism advisor at Control Risks Group 鈥� told Security Management Today: 鈥淭he effect of 7/7 is to accelerate a process that鈥檚 already underway. Specifically, that of companies reviewing their security measures and procedures, and then taking steps to enhance them wherever any gaps are apparent.鈥�

Hopefully, one of the biggest changes to emerge from 7/7 and the subsequent attempted attacks two weeks later will be the 鈥榯ransformation鈥� of security from being seen as a back office function to one that must become a Board-level priority.

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