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词条 Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism
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  1. Responsibilities

  2. Programmes

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. External links

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The Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism (OSCT) is an executive directorate of the UK government Home Office, created in 2007,[1] responsible for leading the work on counter-terrorism in the UK, working closely with the police and security services. The office reports to the Home Secretary and Minister of State for Security and Counter-Terrorism (currently Ben Wallace). Its current Director General is Tom Hurd,[2] who is described as the senior government official responsible for counter terrorist and organised crime strategy.[3]

Responsibilities

According to its website, the current responsibilities of the OSCT are:[3]

  • Exercising the UK's response to a terrorist incident
  • Developing legislation on terrorism here and overseas
  • Providing security measures and protection packages for public figures
  • Ensuring that the UK’s critical national infrastructure is protected from attack (including electronic attack)
  • Ensuring the UK is prepared to deal with a chemical, biological, or nuclear release
  • Liaising with government and emergency services during terrorist incidents or counter-terrorism operations

In May 2014, the Director General of OSCT made a witness statement on behalf of the government and the three main intelligence agencies for the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, in a legal case brought by advocacy groups including Privacy International, Liberty and Amnesty International, explaining the legal basis for the interception of electronic communications under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.[4][5] This was characterised in the media as an explanation of how the security services can legally monitor "Facebook, Google and Twitter" usage by UK citizens.[6][7][8]

Programmes

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The Preventing Violent Extremism strategy (Prevent),[9] is a £140 million{{Clarify|reason=per annum?|date=May 2016}} programme run by OSCT.

In 2013, OSCT stated that 500 people had gone through its Channel deradicalisation programme, including some considering participating in the Syrian civil war, steering some away from violent extremism.[10]

See also

  • Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001#Part 11 (Retention of communications data)
  • Communications Data Bill 2008
  • Data retention
  • Internet censorship in the United Kingdom
  • Mastering the Internet
  • PRISM (surveillance program)
  • Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
  • Telecommunications data retention#United Kingdom
  • US Patriot Act

References

1. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jun/08/infighting-gove-home-office-extremists |title=Infighting between ministers goes back to 7 July London attacks |author=Mark Townsend |newspaper=The Guardian |date=8 June 2014 |accessdate=8 June 2014}}
2. ^{{cite news|last=Leppard|first=David|title=Chief snooper pops out of the shadows|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/comment/profiles/article1021573.ece|accessdate=22 April 2012|newspaper=Sunday Times|date=22 April 2012}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://security.homeoffice.gov.uk/about-us/about-the-directorate/?version=1 |title=Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism - About us |publisher=Home Office |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022054409/http://security.homeoffice.gov.uk/about-us/about-the-directorate/?version=1 |archivedate=2007-10-22}}
4. ^1 {{cite web |url=https://www.privacyinternational.org/sites/privacyinternational.org/files/downloads/press-releases/witness_st_of_charles_blandford_farr.pdf |title=Witness: Charles Farr, Statement number 1 (to Investigatory Powers Tribunal) |author=Charles Balndford Farr |publisher=Privacy International |date=16 May 2014 |accessdate=17 June 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618070805/https://www.privacyinternational.org/sites/privacyinternational.org/files/downloads/press-releases/witness_st_of_charles_blandford_farr.pdf |archivedate=18 June 2014 |df= }}
5. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ee25c112-f628-11e3-a038-00144feabdc0.html |title=UK has power to monitor citizens on social media, says counter-terrorism chief |author=Sam Jones and Robert Cookson |newspaper=Financial Times |date=17 June 2014 |accessdate=17 June 2014}}
6. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27887639 |title=Google and Facebook can be legally intercepted, says UK spy boss |publisher=BBC |date=17 June 2014 |accessdate=17 June 2014}}
7. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet-security/10905014/GCHQ-sanctions-spying-on-every-Facebook-Google-and-Twitter-user.html |title=GCHQ sanctions spying on every Facebook, Google and Twitter user |author=Rhiannon Williams |newspaper=Daily Telegraph |date=17 June 2014 |accessdate=17 June 2014}}
8. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/17/mass-surveillance-social-media-permitted-uk-law-charles-farr |title=Social media mass surveillance is permitted by law, says top UK official |author=Owen Bowcott |newspaper=The Guardian |date=17 June 2014 |accessdate=17 June 2014}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/protecting-the-uk-against-terrorism/supporting-pages/prevent |title=Protecting the UK against terrorism - Prevent |publisher=gov.uk |date=26 March 2013 |accessdate=9 June 2014}}
10. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21940899 |title=500 terror suspects 'deradicalised' by Home Office |publisher=BBC |date=26 March 2013 |accessdate=8 June 2014}}

External links

  • [https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/protecting-the-uk-against-terrorism Policy - Protecting the UK against terrorism], gov.uk, 26 March 2013
  • Local Government Association Preventing Violent Extremism Conference, Office for Security & Counter Terrorism, Charles Farr
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