The Chief  Executive of the Security Industry Authority updates the industry on S.I.A. activities during March in his latest on-line blog. Bill writes; “Over the past four weeks I have continued work on the proposed changes to the regulation of the private security industry and we have held two major events, the first of this year’s SIA conferences, and a meeting with a working group of buyers of security. "Our first conference this year took place on 30 March in London and was a chance for the 200 delegates to hear more about our plans for the future and to ask their questions. A s...

Greater input from end users/occupiers into design process is crucial if resilient design outcomes, in line with Government’s security of crowded places initiatives, are to be fully realised, says expert, Mark Whyte, Director of Security Consultancy and Explosion Effects for TPS (part of Carillion plc)    The specification of counter terrorism measures in the design, procurement and operation of corporate real estate was addressed by TPS at this year’s Counter Terror Expo, which took place at Olympia, London, on the 19th and 20th of April. As a leading expert in the field, Mark Why...

The Chief  Executive of the Security Industry Authority updates the industry on S.I.A. activities during March in his latest on-line blog. Bill writes; “When Ruth Henig and I met with the SIA's Minister, Lynne Featherstone, in October last year, she asked us to work with the industry to develop plans for how a phased transition to a new regulatory regime could work. "Since then, we have been working with the private security industry and others who buy and rely on private security, to develop our plans for the future of regulation - our 'Blueprint for Change'. I'm pleased to say...

The private security industry plays a critical role in the safety and security of our night time economy. A key driver in raising standards in the management of town centre nightlife is the Purple Flag accreditation scheme which is designed to broaden their appeal, writes Bobby Logue. The Association of Town Centre Management (ATCM) launched the scheme in October 2009 after eight years of research and development, showing that the benefits of a scheme might include the attraction of current non-users of town centres after dark, the increase in trade, the reduction of crime and increased user...

  Part One   What is regulation really going to look like in a post-Public Bodies Bill world? The SIA’s CEO Bill Butler talks exclusively to Brian Sims about the ‘phased transition to a new regulatory regime’ and answers questions posed by SMT Online and Infologue.com’s Editor Bobby Logue. “I’m fully aware of the fact that we’ve been maintaining more or less radio silence since last October. That has been important for everybody, because after the leak of what might be happening to the Security Industry Authority, and then the subsequent announcement from the House in Octob...

The SIA’s CEO Bill Butler talks to Brian Sims about regulation’s change framework, the key risks and dependencies associated with it and the next steps to be taken. The change programme diagram that Security Industry Authority CEO Bill Butler described to me is the real nitty gritty that, as stated, has formed the basis of discussions with Government minister Lynne Featherstone. It sets out how things currently work, and how things will work. If we were to look at regulation as it stands in March 2011, the landscape takes on a certain form. The industry is regulated by a Home Office NDP...

What is regulation really going to look like in a post-Public Bodies Bill world? The SIA’s CEO Bill Butler talks exclusively to Brian Sims about the ‘phased transition to a new regulatory regime’ and answers questions posed by SMT Online and Infologue.com’s Editor Bobby Logue. “I’m fully aware of the fact that we’ve been maintaining more or less radio silence since last October. That has been important for everybody, because after the leak of what might be happening to the Security Industry Authority, and then the subsequent announcement from the House in October about the arms ...

In the second instalment of the exclusive SMT Online/Infologue.com interview, SIA CEO Bill Butler talks to Brian Sims about the change framework for regulation and the future of the Approved Contractor Scheme. The contract the Security Industry Authority agreed with BT in Liverpool for effectively delivering the licensing system runs out in late 2013. In pre-planning, the Regulator has already been working on a future operating model. “This is a change framework that sets out the principles we have, and what the journey will be to a new regulatory regime.” Apparently, and perhaps not s...

UK Security and Resilience Industry Suppliers' Community Infologue.com often receives questions on whom and what various security industry organisations are. As a result Infologue.com has initiated a new monthly series of articles focussing on security industry organisations, their history, what they stand for and what their current objectives are. The first organisation to fall under the Infologue.com microscope is the UK Security and Resilience Industry Suppliers' Community or more commonly known as RISC. This organisation is an open alliance of companies, trade associations and think tan...

In his fourth article for Infologue.com the BSIA’s Director responsible for the Olympics continues his Countdown to the Olympics exclusively on Infologue.com; "In my first article for Infologue I described how the security planning for the 2012 Games sat within the UK’s Counter Terrorist Strategy, CONTEST, and how industry was recognised as an essential partner in that strategy. In my second article I explained how implementation of CONTEST was being undertaken by Government and encouraged in the private sector, and also explained how this translated into the Olympic arena. In the third ...