Countering International Terrorism

Presented to Parliament by the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for the Home Department by Command of Her Majesty

July 2006

Overview

Overview / The Threat

The Response

• Preventing terrorism by tackling the radicalisation of individuals
• Pursuing terrorists and those that sponsor them
• Protecting the public, key national services, and UK interests overseas
• Preparing for the consequences

Responding to a developing threat

• Providing the necessary resources
• Working together

The United Kingdom's Strategy

Introduction

The Threat

• Recent terrorist activity
• Characteristics
• What do the terrorists say?
• The threat to the United Kingdom

The Response

• Principles

Preventing terrorism by tackling the radicalisation of individuals

• How does radicalisation occur?
• Tackling disadvantage and supporting reform
• Deterring those who facilitate terrorism
• The battle of ideas
  • (a) Working with communities
  • (b) Working internationally

Pursuing terrorists and those that support them

• Intelligence
• Disruption
  • (a) Prosecution
  • (b) Deportation
  • (c) Control orders
  • (d) Financial controls
  • (e) Seizing and freezing assets
  • (f) Proscription
• Working with communities
• International dimension

Protecting the public, key national services and UK interests overseas

• Borders
• Critical National Infrastructure

Preparing for the consequences

• Reassuring communities

Broader issues

• Resources
• Who is involved