British government announces 2012 Olympics security strategy document

The British Ministry of the Interior has recently released the Security Strategy Paper for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This is the revised version of the document that was first published in July 2009. It "clarified the picture, goal and purpose of the Olympic Games and Paralympic government security measures, and introduced the London Olympic Organizing Committee (LOCOG), London Olympics Delivery Authority (ODA), police support and other key delivery agencies".

This 23-page document outlines the threats and risks the government believes it will face in the competition. It also defines the structure of the security project and clarifies the division of roles and responsibilities of various agencies including the Ministry of Interior, the Police, the London Olympic Organizing Committee, and other agencies.

The Olympic Strategic Risk Assessment Committee (OSTA) believes that the source of the threats and hazards that have caused the game to be unpredictable include terrorism, serious crimes, domestic extremism and chaos in public order, and natural disasters.

According to this document, plans for security, including the fact of terrorism, will assume the greatest threat, but competitions can be conducted under “any circumstances”.

The British security industry administration agency is also included in the plan. Its Olympic project director David Evans said "This strategy proves that this document provides more mature work than previous versions. The revised strategy adds new areas, such as parallel projects. At the same time, in transportation And other areas such as borders give more details and more detailed management.

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