Counter Terrorism

Counter Terrorism policy is reserved to Westminster but many aspects of preparation, prevention and dealing with the consequesnces of a terrorist act in Scotland would be managed and controlled by the Scottish Government and local agencies.

In Edinburgh the multi-agency Delphinus Group is responsible for delivering on the Governments CONTEST Strategy.  The strategy comprises four main strands:

• Pursue - to stop terrorist attacks
• Prevent - to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting violent extremism
• Protect - to strengthen our protection against terrorist attacks
• Prepare - where an attack cannot be stopped, to mitigate its impact

Delphinus has set out a dedicated strategy/action plan and is delivering on several significant work streams.

Relevant Publications

CONTEST Leaflet (675 Kb)

CONTEST Strategy (2.3 Mb)