Female counter terrorism police officers and staff across England and Wales have today (8th March) joined together in an online film to pledge their support for International Women's Day and reaffirm their commitment to protecting women and girls from the threat of radicalisation.

Specialist police teams from across the UK will be taking part in Europe’s biggest ever disaster training exercise beginning today.

Individual chief constables and commissioners will take decisions about the number of armed officers required in their force. These officers are carefully selected and I am confident in their ability to protect the public.

Speaking at the Home Affairs Select Committee on January 12, National Police Chiefs' Council Lead for Counter-Terrorism Policing, Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said:

Latest figures from UK national counter terrorism policing show that women and girls  are continuing to travel to Syria. The UK police service and partners are today (Tuesday 12th January) launching a new film urging mothers to prevent further tragedies.

Following a significant increase in Prevent referrals, as outlined in today's Times article, National Police Chiefs' Council lead for Prevent, Chief Constable Simon Cole, outlines how police continue to be a trusted agency for reporting concerns about radicalisation.

Public guidance for firearms and weapons attacks released.

Police in the UK are today, Monday 23 November, launching the second national CounterTerrorismAwarenessWeek (#CounterTerrorismUK) reminding the public that they have a key role in helping to prevent and protect the UK from the threat of terrorism.

Following the recent attacks in Paris, the NPCC is discussing police capacity to respond with the Government but we do not comment on leaked documents.

National Police Chiefs’ Council Lead for Armed Policing, Deputy Chief Constable Simon Chesterman has responded following national media coverage on 'shoot to kill' and firearms policy following terrorist attacks in Paris

More than 500 frontline police officers and staff across the UK are taking part in a week of activity to build local support in preventing extremism, as a new survey shows high levels of confidence among young people to tell police their concerns about people being radicalised.

From today, key bodies across the country are legally required to take steps to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism.