Children return to school Mon 8th April

Message of Reassurance

Hello,

The following message is for information of the Coventry Community Forum and Key Individual Network members.

Following the terrible incidents in London yesterday, our thoughts are with those who have been affected.

Overnight colleagues from the Metropolitan Police searched a number of addresses across the country and have made a number of arrests in connection with the incident, including addresses in Birmingham.

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We would like to reassure our communities that we have extra officers out on patrol throughout the next few days to offer reassurance and address any concerns you may have.

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We are keen to stress that this additional security is not based on any new or emerging intelligence. The security threat level nationally remains unchanged at Severe meaning an attack is highly likely.

However, as you would expect, we will provide a visible police presence at key sites and locations and will continue to monitor this.

As part of our continuing reassurance messages to communities, we will be in touch with our partners within communities to offer them help and advice.

As ever the public are urged to remain alert and not alarmed. Everyone is advised to be vigilant and to report any concerns to the confidential Anti-Terrorist Hotline on 0800 789 321. In an emergency, always dial 999.

Suspicious activity is anything that seems out of place, unusual or just doesn’t seem to fit in with day-to-day life – Let us decide if it is important.

We work tirelessly to counter terrorism. Our absolute priority is to ensure the safety and security of the people who live, work and visit the West Midlands area.

Our policing tactics and security measures are being reviewed on a daily basis – we, along with our partners, are working around the clock to keep Birmingham and our other cities as safe as can be.

Regards,

Peter Sturgeon

3 responses to “Message of Reassurance”

  1. Saanvi Shetty

    Thanks for sharing.

  2. Nihit Nair

    Thanks for sharing the message.
    Prayers and thoughts with those affected, innocent families!

    1. Head Teacher

      What a lovely thing to say!

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