Chris Cully, the Managing Director of risk & security management company, Dilitas writes exclusively for Infologue.com about The Human Rights Act.  He writes: "There arose a mighty cheer amongst all right-thinking people over the weekend, when Abu Qatada finally got his marching orders to Jordan, following eight years of legal wrangling and God knows how many millions of pounds spent to remove someone who quite openly preached hate and revulsion against his own people and the people of Great Britain". "Leaving aside the fact that we of this great country have been far to lenient fo...

David Rubens, Managing Director of  security consultancy firm David Rubens Associates writes his thirteenth article exclusively for Infologue.com. CSyP and D.SyRM – Signposts to the Future? The perennial question on any security management course, whether vocational or academic, is “Is Security Management a ‘profession’”?  On 13th June I was at the ‘First Academic Conference on Teaching and Research in Disaster Risk Reduction & Resilience’, co-hosted by University College London’s Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction, and ICPEM (Institute for Civil Protection a...

Bob Forsyth, the Managing Director of MITIE Total Security Management (TSM) introduces his blog on Infologue.com (his twentieth feature overall) in which he discusses embracing talent in the industry. I have always spoken a lot about how the security industry has changed in terms of client needs and expectations, the services delivered and how they have expanded, buying behaviour, and regulation. Another major change that has undoubtedly shaped our industry is the diversity in our personnel and management. Traditionally, the security industry workforce was predominantly made up of ex-p...

In his latest blog for Infologue.com, John Briggs, operations director for First Security, looks at the British Standard BS7858 and what the security industry needs to do to streamline the employee screening procedure. Screened or unscreened? Screening new employees can be a costly and time-consuming process for security companies. Often the procedure is not carried out as extensively as it should be, resulting in employees not being vetted correctly. With some security company’s contracts changing every couple of years, it also means employees are being screened more often, at a signif...

Doug Hewitson, the Managing Director of G4S Secure Solutions (UK) introduces his seventh blog on Infologue.com. Doug writes: "In a blog post earlier this year I wrote about how people are the most valuable asset in the security industry. I believe that we can never overstate this, nor can we ever overstate the importance of recognising excellence in our people Each and every day security officers in all fields of our incredibly varied industry go the extra mile in delivering for our customers by doing outstanding things like saving lives, putting out fires, fighting off thieves and in...

Bob Forsyth, the Managing Director of MITIE Total Security Management (TSM) introduces his second video blog on Infologue.com (his nineteenth feature overall) in which he discusses the progression and evolution of control rooms. "Traditionally, control rooms were built into the fabric of the building, so as a building ages, so does the facility. On-site control rooms can be limiting as it is difficult to keep up with the speed of technology development in terms of software and hardware. Upgrading can involve significant CAPEX investment which in current times can be difficult to get si...

Chris Cully, the Managing Director of risk & security management company, Dilitas writes exclusively for Infologue.com about "Community Resolutions". Chris writes: “Since the end of April, reports have been appearing that in the last year some 10,000 serious/violent crimes were dealt with informally, by means of “Community Resolutions”. "What is a “Community Resolution”? Simply put, it’s a means of dealing with and ending a criminal investigation by means of an apology or compensation to the victim. "Apparently, according to the Association of Chief Police Officers (A...

In his first feature article for Infologue.com, Noah Price, former Major in the British Army and Director of G4S Gurkha Services argues that a military-style intelligence-led approach to guarding vulnerable energy industry facilities is the future, and that understanding the specific threat posed by environmental protesters is the most important tool in mitigating damaging activism. Noah writes: "Sun Tzu’s The Art of War advises that if you know your enemy as well as you know yourself, then you will ‘win a hundred battles without disaster’. While that may be a bit optimistic, in the ...

In David Rubens twelfth exclusive article for Infologue.com, he discusses the security lessons that can be learnt from the Boston Bombing. David writes: "The events at the finishing line of the Boston Marathon have reminded us once again – if, indeed, we could have ever forgotten – that the next terrorist attack is only tomorrow’s headlines away.  The fact that the perpetrators were identified, discovered and either killed or captured so quickly does not get away from the fact that from a national security perspective the greatest failure was not the failure to prevent them planting...

Doug Hewitson, the Managing Director of G4S Secure Solutions (UK) introduces his sixth blog on Infologue.com. Doug writes: "One of the many things that really enthuses me (and my senior management team) about the UK security industry is its sheer variety. Our industry is a colourful one with providers ranging from the very big, to the much-smaller scale; from traditional guarding services to niche and bespoke security utilising new technologies and fresh approaches." "Basically, we come in all shapes and sizes." "A key debate that we have as providers of security and safety solutions...