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My name's Chris Allison.
I'm an Assistant Commissioner in the Metropolitan Police Service...
...and I'm also privileged to be the National Olympic Security Co-ordinator...
...responsible for, in effect, co-ordinating the response of the police service...
...to the Olympics and Paralympics in 2012.
The Olympics is going to be a massive challenge for the police service.
Whilst 70% of it is taking place in London, another 30% of it....
...is taking place in ten other Olympic forces up and down the country.
In total we'll have 34 venues to secure and they will look after...
...something in the region of 14,500 athletes, who are going to be going...
...and performing in these venues and something in the region of...
...10 million tickets are going to be sold.
For us, the policing operation is probably going to extend to something...
...in the region of 78, 79 days over that period.
Prior to the games, the Olympic torch arrives on 18 May...
...and will go on a tour up and down the country for around 70 days.
Every police service in the country will have a role to play...
...in policing the Olympics, which is, as I say, going to be...
...a considerable challenge for us.
There are a number of basic planning assumptions..
...which are underpinning everything that we are doing in relation to the games.
First of all we are bulding on what we know that works.
We've got masses of experience up and down the country.
Day in day out we put on these events and work really closely with...
...event organisers and we're going to use those principals during games time.
Secondly we're working very closely with LOCOG...
...they're the event organiser.
They understand their responsibilities, we understand ours...
...but it is about working closely together.
Thirdly for me, it's about being a blue games. That is, it's going to be...
...policed by the British police service.
The games were sold on the concept of the traditional, unarmed...
...British bobby, policing with the consent of the community....
...and that is certainly how we intend to approach the games.
Finally, and the most important for me, this is going to be a sporting event...
...with a security overlay.
It is not a security event where a bit of sport is going to be played.
I'm very confident that we can deliver a safe and secure games.
The partnership we've got with LOCOG, which are the London Organising...
...Committee for the Olympic Games, the partnership we have got...
...with the other key players, other emergency services, is all...
...paying dividends.
We've all got good plans, we're all working together, we all understand...
...what each others' roles and responsibilities are.
LOCOG's responsibility is the venues, looking after people inside.
Our responsibility is dealing with people outside, making sure...
...they feel safe, they are safe and clearly responding to any incidents.
The Olympics are going to be a fantastic sporting spectacle...
...and from what I saw in Vancouver, I'm sure thousands of people...
...are going to come out on to the streets and celebrate whilst it's going on.
I think it's also an opportunity for the police service in the UK...
...once again, just to show to the rest of the world, how good it is...
...and it can deliver a safe and secure games.