Counter Terrorism
The United Kingdom Government's aim is to:
Reduce the risk from international terrorism, so that people can go about their daily lives freely and with confidence.
Since early 2003, we have had short and long term objectives, home and abroad to achieve this aim. Download the full CONTEST Strategy, the UK's strategy for countering international terrorism.
The strategy has 4 strands:
• PREVENT terrorism by stopping people becoming or supporting terrorists or violent extremists;
• PURSUE terrorists and those that sponsor them;
• PROTECT the public, key national services, and UK interests overseas;
• PREPARE for the consequences.
We call these the 'Four Ps': Prevent, Pursue, Protect and Prepare.
We have short and long term objectives, at home and abroad to achieve this. We set and implement the strategy for overseas counter terrorism working with partners in the UK Government and civil society.
PREVENT
We aim to help prevent people becoming or supporting terrorists or violent extremists in the UK and abroad.
We’re doing this by:
• supporting reform at home and abroad to tackle social disadvantages, inequality and discrimination that contributes to radicalisation
• deterring people who assist or encourage terrorism and by changing the environment in which the extremists can operate
• challenging the ideologies that extremists use to justify violence by helping people who wish to dispute these ideas to do so.
PURSUE
We are working to reduce the terrorist threat to the UK and our interests abroad, by disrupting terrorists and their operations.
We’re doing this by:
• improving our ability to identify and understand the terrorist threat
• disrupting terrorist activity and taking action to frustrate terrorist attacks
• bringing terrorists to justice through prosecution – this includes strengthening the legal framework against terrorism
• developing international co-operation with partners and allies to strengthen our ability to work together to disrupt terrorist networks.
PROTECT
We seek to protect UK interests overseas from terrorism – they are often a target for attack.
We reduce vulnerability by:
• providing accurate FCO Travel Advice on the threat from domestic and international terrorism, with advice for British companies abroad
• physically protecting British diplomatic premises and staff abroad
• supporting key foreign governments to develop their ability to protect areas such as aviation and maritime security, energy infrastructure, crowded places and ‘soft’ targets.
PREPARE
The UK must be ready for the consequences of a terrorist attack.
We ensure this by:
• identifying the potential risks the UK faces from terrorism and assessing the impact
• building the capability to respond to an attack
• continually evaluating and testing we are well prepared – we identify lessons from exercises and real-life events.
Learn more about our work.
The British Embassy Jakarta works towards achieving its objectives and strategic priorities through the funding of a number of assistance programs. We welcome the submission of concept proposals for various funding opportunities. For more information.
11 November 2008
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
Visit by the UK’s National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NACTSO): November 2008.
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UK Imams Visit Indonesia: 3 to 9 November 2008.
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SPEECHES AND STATEMENTS
Speech by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to the Institute for Public Policy Research Commission on National Security on 15 October 2008.
ARTICLES
Beyond the War on Terror – article by the Foreign Secretary for the Guardian
