SCaN Poster - Report Suspicious Behaviour

Inform staff, students and visitors of ‘See, Check and Notify (SCaN)’ protocol recommended by the National Protective Security Authority and Department for Education (DfE) to help “identify suspicious activity and deter and detect someone intending to cause harm”

• Increase awareness of ‘See, Check and Notify (SCaN)’ protocol on your site
• Follow National Protective Security Authority and DfE recommendations for responding to unusual and suspicious activity
• Take proactive steps to embed a robust security culture to safeguard staff, students and visitors
• Martyn's Law requires public premises to take proportionate measures to address security risks. Our posters are simple, affordable, effective and have been expressly designed to help organisations towards demonstrating compliance
• Demonstrates your commitment to protect those on site and provide reassurance to all
• Features a write-on space to add details of who to report suspicious behaviour to
• Durable, tear resistant material with anti-curl edges means the poster will last many years of use
• Wipe clean properties with high moisture resistance to keep the poster looking fresh and new
• Fully recyclable material containing no PVC
• Bold, high-quality print signage, delivers a clear and crisp message using durable UV-stabilised inks

See, Check and Notify (SCaN) - DfE Guidance:

SEE - be vigilant for suspicious activity.

Suspicious activity occurs when you recognise actions that may indicate pre-operational planning associated with dishonest activity resulting in terrorism or crime. Suspicious activity occurs when you recognise actions that may include:

• someone trying to remain hidden or out of view.
• someone covertly or overtly taking photographs of security measures, such as CCTV, access controls, entrances and exits, or staff.
• a bag being left in a normally crowded area, or by an entrance/exit.
• someone attempting to gain entry to restricted areas.
• someone loitering in restricted or non-public areas.
• someone asking unusual questions.

A vehicle could also seem suspicious if:

• it is positioned in an unusual way (mounting a curb close to the entrance/exit or
• the side of a building).
• appears abandoned.
• contains passengers who are observing the setting and are not known to staff and do not appear to be dropping off or collecting anyone.
• contain items like petrol cans, flammable liquids or knives or weapons.
• be driving a number of times along the same route around the site.
• have window tints that restrict your ability to see inside the vehicle and its occupants.

Seeing a vehicle behaving suspiciously should prompt staff to consider if there have been any other suspicious activity around the site.

CHECK - Use the ‘power of hello’.

The ‘power of hello’ is about approaching a person (if safe to do so), whose activity could be considered suspicious; this can disrupt potential criminal activity. It shows the individual that you have noticed them and are aware (vigilant) of activity being conducted in and around your setting.

NOTIFY - reporting suspicious activity.

If a person or vehicle is on site and you are suspicious about their intentions or activity, then you may need an immediate police response (dial 999 for the police).

It is beneficial for the person to be on site when the police are called. If the person has left the scene and the route, they took is unknown, or a significant period of time has elapsed since the incident, you should:

• contact the Anti-Terrorist Hotline on 0800 789321 or
• report the incident online or
• call 101

You can also report suspicious activity online, in confidence to the Action Counter Terrorism (ACT) website. Alternatively, the ProtectUK app brings together many different ways of reporting incidents.