London’s Shomrim partnered with Scotland Yard’s Counter Terrorism Policing unit to deliver a specialized security training session for members of the frum Jewish community in Stamford Hill, as the UK’s national terrorism threat level remains at “severe.”

The Action Counters Terrorism (ACT) Operational training, which was also supported by the Metropolitan Police’s Hackney Safer Neighbourhood Teams, covered a range of critical security topics, including how to identify hostile reconnaissance and suspicious activity, recognize potential terrorist threats, and respond effectively in an emergency situation.

Terrorism Policing London Protective Security Operations division led the session, which brought together Prevent officers and community liaison personnel alongside Shomrim volunteers who helped coordinate and facilitate the training.

The session came as British security services maintain a SEVERE threat level — the second-highest designation on the national scale — indicating that a terrorist attack is considered highly likely within the next six months. Officials said the elevated threat environment makes community-level preparedness training more essential than ever.

Participants were reminded to trust their instincts and immediately report any suspicious behavior to police.

Shomrim thanked the counter-terrorism officers, Prevent teams, and Met Police personnel for their continued cooperation with the community and their support for proactive safety initiatives.