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Manchester Incident

Blog publish date is 03/10/2025

As you will have seen from extensive media reporting, on Thursday morning an individual attacked several people at Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester.


Counter Terrorism Policing has declared this as a terrorist incident. The UK terrorism threat level remains SUBSTANTIAL ('an attack is…

Level 4 Protective Security Qualification

Blog publish date is 19/05/2025

A new Level 4 Protective Security Qualification, which draws on expertise from industry, academia and government to support protective security experts in their professional development. This qualification is supported by all three National Technical Authorities; NPSA, the UK National Authority…

Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM)

Blog publish date is 22/12/2024

In light of the tragic incidents in Magdeburg, Germany and New Orleans, USA, NPSA want to highlight the full suite of advice and guidance on Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM) available on the public website.

Secure Innovation - a Five Eyes Intelligence Partnership

Blog publish date is 28/10/2024

Five Eyes launch shared security advice campaign for tech startups.

Assessing Personnel Security Maturity

Blog publish date is 21/10/2024

NPSA are pleased to announce the launch of a new tool, the Personnel Security Maturity Assessment

Trusted Research Scenario Videos

Blog publish date is 10/10/2024

NPSA and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have developed a new range of learning videos for academics, as part of the Trusted Research advice and guidance.