Fresh legislation – included in the King’s Speech next week – will grant Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood the ability to designate proxy groups as a foreign intelligence service, even if they are not aware of what foreign country they are working for. Link
4/5/26 The Metropolitan Police is announcing today a new dedicated Community Protection Team of initially 100 extra officers, as further arrests were made this weekend for antisemitic hate crime. link
30/4/26 The current terrorism threat level has been raised to SEVERE https://www.mi5.gov.uk/threats-and-advice/terrorism-threat-levels
Cyber Security Survey 2025-26 – only 60% of charities think that cyber security is high importance. see link to survey
Crime and Policing Act 2026
Information relating to the Crime and Policing Bill 2025, which received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/crime-and-policing-act-2026
21. April 2026
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Sunday, 22/3/26
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tailgating-shown-the-red-card-as-new-law-comes-into-force
Tower Hamlets Council government intervention
Local Government Best Value intervention increased
Statement made on 17 March 2026
Extremism strategy
Protecting What Matters: Towards a more confident, cohesive, and resilient United Kingdom
This publication sets out this government’s vision for a fair, tolerant and decent country and the steps we are taking to tackle threats to social cohesion. document published by UK government
Fraud strategy
UK government has published a new Fraud strategy 2026-29
City of London Police welcomes the new policy
Hate crime
If anybody sees antisemitic posters anywhere, they can be reported using the CAD 6419/03Mar26
Boxer Teddy Baldock or Bullock statue stolen
Police were called at 20:07 on Sunday 1st February to reports that the bronze monument had been taken. Officers have obtained CCTV which shows four suspects at the scene, all dressed in black with their faces covered. These suspects were last seen traveling northbound towards Bromley-by-Bow underground station. The suspects wiggled the statue free from its stone plinth before placing it in a three-wheel cargo bike and covering it with a high-vis jacket. If you have any information please contact 101 quoting CAD 6133/1Feb, or report anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Full article with mp4 film
Tower Hamlets Police station open on reduced hours, from 10am-10pm on weekdays and 9am-7pm on weekends from Tuesday 3rd March. link
Urgent appeal for information
An elderly lady, aged 84, suffering from Dementia was mugged in the street and is now too scared to leave the house on her own. We were contacted by the victims family and provided support.
Can you help identify the suspect and provide police with information?
Please provide any information you may have to Police
Appeal for information, fatal collision in Tower Hamlets
Police were called at 12:45hrs on Wednesday, 14 January to reports of a road traffic collision involving a car and a cyclist in Commercial Road, E1. Details
Anyone with information is asked to call 101 or message @MetCC on X, quoting CAD 3291/14JAN26.
Check your area crime rates with this interactive crime map https://www.adt.co.uk/crime-in-my-area
New cash machine fraud
National County Lines Coordination Centre November Newsletter
Five areas of Action Counters Terrorism for Tower Hamlets Council.
• Planning and development
• Licensing
• Community safety
• Transport and highways
• Emergency planning
The security risks of delaying.
It goes without saying that the security risks of not upgrading are significant. In addition to the difficulties associated with being out of support, an out-of-date operating system is a prime target for cyber criminals.
https://www.protectuk.police.uk/act-local-authorities
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Doorstep Crime
The leaflet is now available in:
Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Urdu, Welsh
These translations ensure that more residents can access important information about preventing doorstep crime in a language they understand. We believe this initiative will significantly enhance community safety and awareness.
Please find all the different versions of the leaflet available on the Additional Materials section of the Scam Champion area of our website: https://www.friendsagainstscams.org.uk/additional-materials
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