scope:

This guidance applies to all personnel who have a role in managing incidents safely and securely on LU's stations, premises and infrastructure.

Purpose

This document has been developed to assist London Underground (LU) employees in responding to a Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW) attack.

A VAW attack can take two distinct forms:

(i) As a Vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) - where an explosive device is placed inside a car or other vehicle and then delivered into the target area, where the device is detonated.

(ii) A VAW momentum attack where a car, van or lorry is deliberately driven into pedestrians with the aim of killing them outright, or incapacitating them to an extent that they are vulnerable to further attack methods.

Often a VAW momentum attack involves a second stage, typically an attack involving a bladed weapon or firearm. Therefore this guidance document needs to be read in conjunction with other security guidance already published: G2127 - Active Shooter and G2129 - Bladed Weapon.