Tuesday, 05 Jul 2011
Police on an exercise at the Olympic stadium
A programme of exercises to test the readiness of government, police and other agencies ahead of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has been announced today.
The exercises will test a range of scenarios that could impact on the smooth running of the Games, such as long queues or crowds, transport disruption or a terrorist attack.
They will test how government departments, police and emergency services respond, work together, and share information with the public.
Lessons learned
Home Secretary Theresa May said: 'This programme of exercises will play a key role in helping deliver our commitment of a safe and secure Olympic and Paralympic Games.
'We have a robust safety and security strategy. The testing of our plans, structures and responses to ensure they can deal with any incident is vital. It is important we learn lessons ahead of the Games.
'I want to reassure everyone that with a year-to-go, we will leave nothing to chance in our plans to deliver a Games that London, the UK and the whole world will enjoy.'
Safety and security funding for the Games has been protected to ensure the safety of all those participating, watching and visiting.
You can find out more about this, and read our security strategy by visiting the Olympic security pages of this website.
