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Terrorism

Volume 494: debated on Monday 15 June 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which groups have been identified by the National Extremism Tactical Co-ordination Unit as domestic extremist campaigns or threats. (277687)

NETCU (the National Extremism Tactical Coordination Unit) has a long history of supporting the police service in England and Wales to facilitate lawful and peaceful public protest. Only a very small number of individuals are prepared to use criminality and disorder in the belief that it will further their cause, whether that cause is aligned to a campaign group or not. The police do not publicly announce the identity of individuals who they regard as a threat or an operational priority as this would be likely to compromise police operations and investigations.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 7 May 2009, Official Report, column 373W, on terrorism, whether counter-terrorism security advisers maintain a record of the names and contact details of those that have received project Argus training. (278445)

Delegates at each event are invited to complete feedback forms which request them to provide their names and other contact details. This information may be used to undertake necessary follow-up action on protective security and to improve future Argus events. However, in general, police counter-terrorism security advisers maintain records on a long-term basis only of the names of the businesses (not persons) attending project Argus events.