Violent Online Radicalisation: Weighing the Role of the Internet in Contemporary Terrorism: Wednesday 9 February at 3.30pm in Lecture Theatre 3, Attenborough Building, University of Leicester. Open to the public and free. The role of the internet in fostering extremism is to be the focus of expert debate at the University of Leicester. The University is hosting a discussion on Violent Online Radicalisation: Weighing the Role of the Internet in Contemporary Terrorism. It takes place on Wednesday 9 February at 3.30pm in Lecture Theatre 3, Attenborough Building. The event is free and open to th...

More than £18m to tackle knife, gun and gang crime has been announced by the Home Secretary today. This follows a report into knife crime by former Eastenders actor Brooke Kinsella, whose brother, Ben, was killed three years ago. Police forces areas where more than half of the country's knife crime occurs – London, Manchester and the West Midlands – will receive £3.75m. Meanwhile, £4m will support a 'communities against gangs, guns and knives' fund – for local voluntary organisations across England and Wales. And £10m has been set aside to fund activities with young people ident...

The Security Alliance has outlined its official position on the future of regulation in the security industry, citing reduced regulatory costs and administrative burdens among the key objectives for the new regulatory regime.  In a letter to Lynne Featherstone MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State with responsibility for the Security Industry Authority (SIA), Chairman of the Security Alliance, James Kelly, reinforced the importance of ongoing consultation between Government and industry in order to establish a consensual vision on the way forward for the regulated security industry. ...

The recent press release and article from the Chairman of the Joint Security Industry Council (JSIC), Patrick Sommerville, (See Private Security Industry needs a single representative body for all sectors) has opened the discussion not just for who is providing representation to the Government on licensing, but also long term collaboration by the industry. The International Professional Security Association (IPSA) believes that whilst there is indeed an opportunity for JSIC to be a part of the future of regulation in the UK security industry, there is an absolute need for the recently acquire...

People will now for the first time be able to see what crime and antisocial behaviour has happened on their streets, access details about their neighbourhood policing team and find out about regular beat meetings all at the touch of a button, the Home Secretary announced today.Interactive maps which can be accessed on computers and mobile phones will open the door on crime and policing information, allowing people to view crimes including burglary, violence and anti-social behaviour in their areas by doing a simple postcode search.This transparent new level of crime and local policing ...

Theresa May and Janet Napolitano today discussed the global terror response at a London meeting.This is the latest in a series of regular meetings between the two senior politicians.They discussed a range of security and related matters and the Home Secretary updated her US counterpart on the review of counter terrorism and security powers published by the government this week. You can read the review here.Shared purpose Theresa May said: 'The UK-US relationship is incredibly important to both our countries and I was delighted to meet with Secretary Napolitano this afternoon to r...

A Peterhead-based security company has been fined £560 for deploying unlicensed security guards in the Grampian area. At Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Friday [21 Jan], the court heard that Scotia Security (Scotland) Ltd, which is run by Andrew Buchan Tait, provided security operatives to an event in July 2009. Police detected five guards working illegally as they did not hold Security Industry Authority licences. After further investigation, the police took the case forward to the Procurator Fiscal to consider prosecution. SIA Head of Investigation Sara Hesp said: “SIA licensing protects the...

The recommendations follow a comprehensive review of counter-terrorism powers and legislation which sought to assess whether they were necessary, effective and proportionate. Specifically, it looked at:how long terror suspects can be detained before being charged the use of section 44 stop and search the use of Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) the banning of groups that espouse or incite hatred or violence the deportation of foreign terrorists; and the control order regimeIn some areas counter-terrorism and security powers were found to be neither proportionate ...

“The leak in September 2010 of an imminent government announcement that the Security Industry Authority (SIA) would be axed in the current round of planned expenditure cuts caused the security industry manned guarding interests to reel in shock,” says Patrick J Somerville QPM Chairman – Joint Security Industry Council and Vice President of IPSA in a press release on behalf of the Joint Security Industry Council.  “The demise of a number of quangoes and other non departmental public bodies was threatened and in many cases subsequently confirmed. Immediately, IPSA led the way with a ...

Police have secured a conviction for two people in relation to providing unlicensed door supervisors at a Penzance nightclub. On Thursday 13 January 2011, Christopher Nicholas, who runs a company called Maximum Security, pleaded guilty to providing unlicensed door staff to Matts Bar, on Market Jew Street, Penzance, during the summer of 2009. At West Cornwall Magistrates Court, in November 2010, Mr Nicholas’ partner and employee Samantha Elson Jones had already pleaded guilty to working as a door supervisor at the club while unlicensed. Mr Nicholas was given a twelve month conditional disc...