Prevent

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COUNTER
TERRORISM
LOCAL PROFILES
ACPO Prevent Delivery Unit

The Counter Terrorism Local Profile (CTLP) is a product

which drives the sharing of two-way information and
enables police and partners to understand and identify
at a local level the threat from all forms of violent
extremism in our communities.The CTLP aims to
identify where violent extremist activity is or has the
greatest potential of occurring and provide suggested
recommendations to address any risk.

he Government’s Prevent strategy aims to help build This is an evolving process based on the ‘need to share’

T stronger, safer communities who feel empowered to

reject violent extremism in all its forms.
The nature of the threat can vary greatly from place to
place. This means that our Prevent response should be
community based, specific and relevant to local needs
and circumstances.
Local Authorities, in conjunction with police, are taking the
lead, working closely with other voluntary and statutory
sector partners to help strengthen communities to deliver
the Prevent agenda.
information at a local level which is driving forward police
and partnership engagement activity. Increasingly, this
should involve a wider range of partners, including local
councillors and MPs where appropriate.
The ACPO Prevent Delivery Unit, in close consultation
with the Home Office, Communities & Local
Government (CLG) and Local Government Association
(LGA), produced guidance and a communications
toolkit in April 2009 for police BCU Commanders and
Local Authority Chief Executives to inform them of the
CTLP product and process.

Effective information sharing, with a strict protocol, is key
to the success of local partnerships, to ensure that our
response is risk based and proportionate to local needs.
Sharing information between police and local partner
agencies is not a new concept; since the introduction of
Crime Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs), the
sharing of information on criminal activity has taken place
for over a decade. The introduction of Counter Terrorism
Local Profiles (CTLPs) builds on and replicates this two-
way information sharing process. This allows police and
partners to identify the threat from violent extremism so
that, together, appropriate action can be put in place.
We must help to support those individuals, organisations
and communities that are most vulnerable. By working
together and supporting our communities we can
strengthen our resilience to counter the threat from
violent extremism and terrorism.
A national CTLP review has taken place to identify
best practice and key issues in the production and
dissemination of CTLPs. The findings from this review
will inform and update the current CTLP national
guidance and will be circulated to police and partners in
early Spring 2010.
For further enquiries about CTLPs or more information
about the work of the ACPO Prevent Delivery Unit
email prevent@acpo.pnn.police.uk

Publication Date December 2009

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