Police forces cannot plan for a quiet world and must swiftly adapt in real-time to protests that pose risks to public safety, a report by H.M. Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) found today. HMIC’s 2009 reports, Adapting to Protest and Adapting to Protest - Nurturing the British Model of Policing, balanced human rights with keeping the peace during the digital age, when social media and mobile phones enable demonstrators to organise and change their plans quickly. Today’s review considers the implications of the British model, built on “toe-totoe” policing – the principle that off...

Radio Tactics Ltd, the specialist innovator of high-tech digital intelligence and evidence gathering solutions has signed a significant deal with the Royal Military Police (“RMP”), the Army's specialist division for Investigations and Policing to roll out Aceso in locations across the UK and internationally. Radio Tactics has tailored the Aceso units specifically for the RMP, fitting them perfectly to fulfill the requirements of the force. Aceso and Aceso Field are pioneering products that rapidly extract evidentially sound data from mobile phones, digital devices, SIM and media cards. ...

“Through acquisitions and start ups, Securitas is now present in 45 countries and we intend to strengthen our position in the countries we are, but also continue to expand geographically in order to serve our global customers, with the target to be present in approximately 60 countries within three years.” Said Alf Göransson when commenting on Securitas annual financial report for the period January to December 2010. “The security services market is recovering, even though the development in a few countries in Europe remains stagnant. In the fourth quarter organic sales growth was 4...

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...