The aim of the article is to summarise 15 years of the functioning of the Interdepartmental Team for Terrorist Threats, established by the Order No. 162 of the Prime Minister of 25 October 2006, as well as to present the evolution of the tasks carried out by this body. The Team, acting under the chairmanship of the minister in charge of internal affairs and consisting of heads of ministries, services and other entities performing tasks related to terrorist threats, sets out the basic directions of the state’s activities in the field of prevention, preparation and response to terrorist threats. As an auxiliary body of the Council of Ministers, it, inter alia, monitors threats of a terrorist nature and presents opinions and conclusions for the Council of Ministers. As part of its work, proposals are also prepared to improve methods and forms of counteracting threats of a terrorist nature and requests to the relevant authorities to undertake legislative work. However, the team’s activity is not limited to the sphere of legislation and also involves, inter alia, working out practical recommendations aimed at improving anti-terrorist security of facilities which may constitute a potential target of an attack or agreeing on procedures for cooperation of relevant services, as well as preparing preventive materials addressed to various groups of recipients. The team’s activities were positively evaluated, among others, during the UN expert evaluation conducted in December 2019.

The aim of the article is to summarise 15 years of the functioning of the Interdepartmental Team for Terrorist Threats, established by the Order No. 162 of the Prime Minister of 25 October 2006, as well as to present the evolution of the tasks carried out by this body. The Team, acting under the chairmanship of the minister in charge of internal affairs and consisting of heads of ministries, services and other entities performing tasks related to terrorist threats, sets out the basic directions of the state’s activities in the field of prevention, preparation and response to terrorist threats. As an auxiliary body of the Council of Ministers, it, inter alia, monitors threats of a terrorist nature and presents opinions and conclusions for the Council of Ministers. As part of its work, proposals are also prepared to improve methods and forms of counteracting threats of a terrorist nature and requests to the relevant authorities to undertake legislative work. However, the team’s activity is not limited to the sphere of legislation and also involves, inter alia, working out practical recommendations aimed at improving anti-terrorist security of facilities which may constitute a potential target of an attack or agreeing on procedures for cooperation of relevant services, as well as preparing preventive materials addressed to various groups of recipients. The team’s activities were positively evaluated, among others, during the UN expert evaluation conducted in December 2019.