Counter Terrorism Preparedness Audit for Educational Establishments

• Counter Terrorism Preparedness Audit

• Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Personnel

• Audit Summary

Emergency and Business Continuity Planning

• Is a Business Continuity and Emergency response plan in place ?

  Select YES NO

  • YES
  • NO

• Are plans regularly reviewed?

  YES

  NO

• Have Firearms & Weapon attacks been considered in plans ?

  YES

  NO

• Are Emergency Grab Bags in Place?

  YES

  NO

• In the event of an emergency is alternative workspace available to coordinate the emergency plan?

  YES

  NO

• Are critical documents adequately protected?

  YES

  NO

• Are critical documents in a separate location?

  YES

  NO

• Are plans in place to cater for the loss of critical equipment?

  YES

  NO

• Is sufficient insurance in place to pay for business disruption, cost of repairs,hiring temporary staff,leasing temporary accomodation and equipment?

  YES

  NO

Housekeeping / Good Practice.

• Have waste bin locations in and around the premises been taken into account with consideration given to size, proximity to glazing and building supports?

  YES

  NO

• Are public areas , reception, toilets, stairs, entrances, exits kept clean and tidy?

  YES

  NO

• Is furniture in public areas kept to a minimum to provide little opportunity to hide devices?

  YES

  NO

• Are unused offices and rooms always kept locked / secured?

  YES

  NO

• Are reception Staff trained and competent in managing telephoned bomb threats?

  YES

  NO

• have you considered marking your first aid / fire fighting equipment as company property and checked it has not been replaced?

  YES

  NO

Access Control

• Do we prevent goods / service vehicles from entering areas close to pedestrian /public areas until authorised by security?

  YES

  NO

• Do physical barriers keep all but authorised vehicles at a safe distance at all times?

  YES

  NO

• Are public and private areas around the premises identified clearly ?

  YES

  NO

• Do staff contractors and other employees wear ID at all times ?

  YES

  NO

• Is a challenge culture in place to anyone not wearing a pass?

  YES

  NO

• Is the identity of all contractors coming onto site authorised in advance?

  YES

  NO

• Is the identity of waste collection vehicles authorised in advance?

  YES

  NO

• Are all visitors asked to sign in at reception and are issued with a visitor pass ?

  YES

  NO

• Are staff badges designed to look different from visitors / contrators badges?

  YES

  NO

• Are all visitors logged out when they leave

  YES

  NO

• Are visitors accompanied at all times by a member of staff ?

  YES

  NO

CCTV

• Is CCTV constantly monitored ?

  YES

  NO

• Can CCTV footage be played back afterwards and saved if needed?

  YES

  NO

• Are Cameras maintained / repaired as required?

  YES

  NO

• Does CCTV cover all entrances / exits?

  YES

  NO

• Have we considered ANPR ( Automatic Number Plate Recognition)?

  YES

  NO

• Does CCTV cover critical areas , IT servers, cash holding areas , restricted areas ?

  YES

  NO

• Do we store CCTV images if needed by the police for evidence?

  YES

  NO

• Could positive indentification of individuals be made from our CCTV system?

  YES

  NO

• Are Date and Time stamps accurate on any footage ?

  YES

  NO

• Is there sufficient lighting for cctv system at night ?

  YES

  NO

• Is the quality of recording regularly checked?

  YES

  NO

• Is the CCTV system licenced by the SIA?

  YES

  NO

• Is an operating procedure in place for CCTV ?

  YES

  NO

• Is each camera doing what it is supposed to ?

  YES

  NO

Searching

• Do you have a search plan and exercise it regularly?

  YES

  NO

• Do you carry out a sectorised systematic search as part of routine housekeeping?

  YES

  NO

• does the search plan include a checklist ?

  YES

  NO

• Does the search plan include toilets,lifts,restricted areas,car parks?

  YES

  NO

• Have goods / service vehicles been considered for searching?

  YES

  NO

• Are random overt searches of vehicles undertaken as a visual deterrent?

  YES

  NO

• Is a visitor search procedure in place which is tailored to the threat level?

  YES

  NO

• Are our search policies published so that visitors / contractors can access them eg website / notices / leaflets etc?

  YES

  NO

• Do you refuse entry to any driver refusing a search request ?

  YES

  NO

• Are staff trained to search properly and understand their responsibities?

  YES

  NO

• Are staff trained to deal with unidentified packages found in the premises?

  YES

  NO

• Are evacuation routes and assembly areas regularly searched ?

  YES

  NO

Evacuation

• Have we an evacuation plan ?

  YES

  NO

• Have we an invacuation plan?

  YES

  NO

• Do we know if there are structural areas in the buildings which are protected spaces?

  YES

  NO

• Do we have evacuation Marshals?

  YES

  NO

• Do we have invacuation Marshals?

  YES

  NO

• Do we need incident assembly areas as opposed to fire assembly areas ?

  YES

  NO

• have we agreed plans with the emergency services?

  YES

  NO

• Have we in place reliable tested communications in the event of an incident?

  YES

  NO

• Are disabled staff briefed?

  YES

  NO

• Are plans reviewed and up to date?

  YES

  NO

Communication

• Are Security issues discussed at senior management level forming part of the culture?

  YES

  NO

• Are security policies and procedures in place ?

  YES

  NO

• Are security policies and procedures reviewed and updated regularly?

  YES

  NO

• Are staff made aware of security issues /

  YES

  NO

• Are staff encouraged to raise security issues ?

  YES

  NO

• Have the local CTSA advisors been involved in security development on site?

  YES

  NO

• Have we consulted local businesses about security that might affect everyone?

  YES

  NO

• Are staff reminded about maintained vigilance? Travelling to & from work or just simply reporting anything suspicious to the police/

  YES

  NO

• Does the website make information on the company approach to counter terrorism / searching.?

  YES

  NO

High Profile Events

• Do we consider an island site for VIPS when planning events?

  YES

  NO

• Are extra physical technical measures considered for an event/

  YES

  NO

• Do VIPs get the offer of security advice when travelling to and from the event?

  YES

  NO

• Are plans put in place for care of sensitive information during the event?

  YES

  NO

• Is an evacuation plan in place for a high profile event

  YES

  NO

• Are arrangements in place for cancelling the event at short notice?

  YES

  NO

• Is security access control enhanced with sufficient checks and details recorded?

  YES

  NO

• Have CTSAs important partners liaised with on a regular basis ?

  YES

  NO

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