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International Conference on Critical Infrastructure Protection Helsinki 4-5 October ‘07. ‘Future partnerships in critical Infrastructure protection’ Charles Gadomski Mark Lewis London Underground. Life Without Metros. Life Without Metros.
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International Conference on Critical Infrastructure ProtectionHelsinki 4-5 October ‘07 ‘Future partnerships in critical Infrastructure protection’ Charles Gadomski Mark Lewis London Underground
Crime on London Underground • Low crime environment • Controlled space • 18500 notifiable crimes in 2006 • A crime every 58000 passenger journeys • Crime down by 2.1% whilst passenger numbers up by 5%
Customer perceptions • Perception of safety and security on trains and stations is improving • Highest concerns are about smoking, graffiti and fare evasion • Fear of crime is an important concern • Broken windows theory
Crime and Personal Security • Reassurance policing • Crime reduction team • Crime and disorder strategy • Designing out crime • Crime / terrorism overlap
Experience of terrorism before 7th July 2005 • Irish Republican • One fatality • International terrorism
Our response to threat of terrorism (1) • Risk assessment • Intelligence awareness • Levels of risk • British Transport Police • Employee presence, vigilance, response • Design standards • CCTV • Customer awareness
Our response to threat of terrorism (2) • Security checks • Security programmes • Contingency plans • London Resilience Forum • Resilience of critical infrastructure • Management of unattended items
Specialist response • HOT • BTP Specialist response • Explosives • Chemical • Biological • Radiological
Network recovery • 85% of services restored • Service Director appointed to lead recovery operation • Remaining 15% by 4th Aug • Customer numbers recover by mid September 2005
Lessons learned from 7/7 • Contingency plans functioned well • Recovery plan was effective • Communication from sites • Bulk supply of early first aid • CCTV data gathering • Other agencies
Longer term responses (1) • Continue with pre 7/7 Security improvement plan remains valid • Continue with Security risk management system • PPP £70m over 5 years • PFI • £60m policing costs, +10% since 7/7
Longer term responses (2) • Passenger screening trials • Continue to work with Government and International community • Emergency equipment • Train design • Video detection systems
Critical success factors • Identify, assess, prioritise, plan, implement, test • Combination of prevent and prepare • Triggers of attack • Evacuation • Customer and staff awareness • Work with others • Early recovery • Managing disruption
Disruption July 05 9/11 anniversary Aviation threat Radiation alert 9/11 anniversary Aviation alert
Partnership - People / Technology • “the big lesson for us is to invest in your staff, rely on them; invest in technology but do not rely on it” • Tim O’Toole – LU Managing Director – November 2005
Infrastructure Security Group • Aims : ‘Improve real and perceived customer personal security & safety’.. • ‘Social inclusion as opposed to Social exclusion’.. • ‘LU will reduce customer fear of crime and perceived lack of personal security and reduce actual risk of crime through’..
How do we achieve this? • Partnership approach • Stakeholder engagement • People engagement • Through management of our asset condition – to provide a controlled environment.
Partnership Approach LU Operational Security TfL Crime and Disorder LU Customer Services Communications Infrastructure Co’s Police Government Strategy Owner: LU Strategy & Service Development Engineers Contracts/Legal LU Operational Upgrades Other Suppliers National Rail
Infrastructure security strategy • Encroachment map – level 1 • Cable theft • Vandalism • Stone throwing • Trespass • Track damage • Graffiti • Based on crime statistics
Benefits of partnership • Business case can identify and consolidate all benefits for all parties – joint funding. • Trespass mitigation • Cable theft – delays to customers • Malicious Damage • Loss of life and injury • Graffiti damage
Vision To be a world class Tube for a world class city Strategy To combine a reliable train service with the high standards of customers care that are part of our heritage Challenge To keep London moving in a safe and secure environment