The award-winning distance learning programme for security professionals developed by the Security Institute in conjunction with Perpetuity Training aims to provide: An opportunity to learn security management skills and knowledge that is rooted in academic theory Flexible learning Academic certification Membership of a professional security body (SyI) The two Security Management courses currently on offer are a BTEC Level 3Advanced Certificate and a BTEC Level 5 Professional Diploma. These specialist courses not only allow security professionals the opportunity to enhan...

Knowing how to escort people from premises safely is important to door supervisors, who may have to deal with this type of situation as part of their role. Disengagement skills are also useful if, for example, a customer has grabbed hold of you. The Security Industry Authority developed physical intervention training that is included in the nationally-recognised door supervisor training. It is a compulsory part of the new qualification introduced last year. However, it is not just available to those who are qualifying now. If you trained prior to the introduction of the new qualification, yo...

Surrey residents are the first to benefit from a new interactive smart phone app which uses crime mapping data from the government's Police.uk website. Surrey Police Beat allows users to view what crimes are happening on their streets in a convenient format, and for the first time gives live updates on where and how neighbourhood police teams are taking action. Surrey Police are one of six 'trailblazer' forces which are working on innovative ways to display street-level data about crime and anti social behaviour . If you live in Surrey you can download the free app from I Tunes. Communi...

Following the great successes of the 2009 and 2010 Wilf Knight Award which culminated in the winners receiving their cash prizes at the prestigious Security Excellence Awards held in London, the Security Institute is pleased to once again showcase student security talent as it receives entries for the Wilf Knight Award competition for 2011. The Institute invites universities and other degree training providers to nominate either a student project, report or dissertation which has featured as recent course work, and which shows particular distinction and/or innovation and which makes a valuabl...

Latest figures show that there were 3,296 reported total notifiable offences linked to the disorder that occurred across London between 6 and 9 August. Of these, the most common offences were: burglary in other buildings (1101), criminal damage to a motor vehicle (399) and theft of personal property (310). There were 162 reports of arson. In response to the disorder a major investigation team was launched by the Metropolitan Police Service, codenamed Operation Withern. Operation Withern is an MPS-wide effort led by officers from the Specialist Crime Directorate working together with detecti...

“Efficient enough to cut crime even as we cut budgets, robust enough to take the fight to the criminals, well-led by single-minded crime fighters and accountable to the communities they serve (Elected Police Commissioners),” is Home Secretary, Theresa May’s vision of the new police forces in the UK, writes Infologue.com Editor Bobby Logue. “How police chiefs go about cutting crime is up to them. The last government tested to destruction the idea that you can set policing plans and targets from Whitehall for communities as different as Brixton and Berkshire, Salford and Surrey, Lewisha...

Police in England and Wales are to be given new information on dealing with outbreaks of disorder, Theresa May has announced today. The Home Secretary has asked for new advice on use of officers and tactics, after violence and looting which took place in several cities last week. Addressing an audience of police in central London, Mrs May explained: 'I have written to Sir Denis O'Connor, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary, and asked him to provide clearer information to forces about the size of deployments, the need for mutual aid, pre-emptive action, public order tactics, the ...

Much has been written about the activities of the emergency services during the recent riots but very little has been written about the thousands of private security officers who were thrust into the frontline successfully protecting their clients personnel and property, writes Infologue.com Editor, Bobby Logue. Writing exclusively for Infologue.com, the management team of Oltec Group (AFC) provided their thoughts on last weeks “crazy 72 hours”. Late afternoon on Monday 8th August 2011, the Control Room operators of Oltec Group are scrutinising their data screens in their National Communi...

A concerted, all-out war on gangs and gang culture, an introduction of a non-military 'national service' for all 16-year-olds, getting the police back on the streets and away stifling bureaucracy and their desks, and an overhaul human rights laws which have had a 'chilling effect' on society were promised by the Prime Minister, David Cameron in a speech today in Witney Oxfordshire, as he introduced the Governments fight back plan after last week’s riots. Taking Stock “It is time for our country to take stock. Last week we saw some of the most sickening acts on our streets. I’ll nev...

Crime prevention advice is now available online at www.police.uk - the policing website for England and Wales ACPO, has joined forces with the National Police Improvement Agency (NPIA) and the Home Office to add an important information hub for the millions of visitors to www.police.uk – the policing website for England and Wales. From today, visitors will be able to benefit from access to expert crime prevention advice in one central and accessible online location. The advice covers internet safety, fraud, child abuse, business security, neighbourhood watch and Crimestoppers. ACPO lead f...