People can now find out online what action police have taken after a crime was committed in their neighbourhood, with new data published on the government's crime mapping website www.police.uk The site will also start to show whether offenders went to court, increasing transparency in the criminal justice system. Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice Nick Herbert said: 'The public don't just want to know what crime is being committed in their local area; they want to know what is being done about it.  Did the person who smashed a shop window get arrested?  Has the person stealing f...

Over 900 police officers are busy working across London today tackling financial crime against businesses and the public as part of the latest operation in the MPS's Total War on Crime. Launched today, Operation Stimtone is the largest day of action the MPS has ever put together focussing on economic crime. Over 300 separate operations are scheduled throughout the day to target those involved in money laundering, identity fraud, handling stolen goods, conspiracy to defraud and those who target the vulnerable and elderly sections of our community. People who steal from businesse...

The Diamond Jubilee celebrates the Queen's 60 years as Monarch. Special events will take place across London from Saturday 2 to Tuesday 5 June. Travelling during the Diamond Jubilee To avoid delays, plan your journey in advance and check before you travel. You can expect road and bridge closures across central London and public transport will be busier than usual. We advise you to: Avoid travelling through central London if you're not attending an event, particularly on Sunday 3 June Visit National Rail to plan your journey into and out of London Buy travel tickets in advance...

The summer of 2012 promises to be an extremely busy and challenging period for those working within the Licensing and entertainment industry as we celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the Olympic Games and many associated events planned for the period. The celebrations will attract large numbers of people creating ‘Crowded Places’, which can be vulnerable to a range of criminality. In order to keep people safe, businesses secure and minimise disruption there are a number of measures you should consider taking to minimise your vulnerabilities. This information provides counter terrori...

The Standards Development team at Skills for Security is calling on industry practitioners to lend their knowledge and experience to develop a new suite of National Occupational Standards for Event Security. An Advisory Working Group is being formed to start work in mid-June. Ruth Oliver, Skills and Standards Manager said: ‘’We are looking for people who work within the Event Security sector and who know what is required to reflect current working practices. The work will take place between June and November and will be a combination of workshops and email consultation. National Occupati...

Radical reforms to the immigration system are starting to take effect, the most recent quarterly Office for National Statistics (to September 2011) and Home Office (to March 2012) migration figures show. ONS statistics show similar figures to the same quarter a year earlier. Estimated net migration was 252,000 in the year to September 2011, compared to 255,000 in the year to September 2010. The Home Office statistics also released today show more up to date figures and reveal significant reductions in the number of visas issued. These figures show that the reforms introduced by the governmen...

A Peterborough door supervisor has been ordered to pay more than £7,000 for working illegally and breaking SIA licence conditions. At Peterborough Magistrates’ Court yesterday [23 May], Scott Lee Greensmith was sentenced to a 12 month community service order to undertake 120 hours of unpaid work, and was ordered to pay costs of £7,833. Greensmith, 32, from Uldale Road, Gunthorpe, Peterborough, pleaded guilty to working without holding a valid Security Industry Authority licence, but pleaded not guilty to breaking licence conditions when he failed to return his revoked licence to the SIA....

An Accrington man has been ordered to serve 250 hours of community service after being found guilty of flouting security rules for a second time. Yesterday [23 May] at Blackburn Magistrates’ Court, Alan Neil Brownridge of Pansy Street South, Accrington, was found guilty of working as an unlicensed door supervisor. Brownridge was convicted in his absence on 25 April 2012 and a warrant was issued for his arrest. He attended court yesterday and was told to serve 250 hours of unpaid community service. Brownridge, 45, was prosecuted by the SIA in April 2009 for being an unlicensed director of ...

Brian Ocaya and Daniel Collins have been sentenced at the Old Bailey in London, for a cash theft at a Lloyds TSB branch in South London where the cash was rendered useless by groundbreaking technology. It’s the first time there has been a successful conviction of cash-in-transit (CIT) crime where glue technology has been used. This is a cutting edge system built into cash boxes to bind and prevent use of the contents. The technology is the very latest to be used by the security industry to tackle crime in the UK. It works by releasing glue inside the cashbox when someone tries to open it. ...

The physical hub officially came into action to coincide with the start of the Torch Relay last weekend (Saturday 19th of May) and will continue to operate until the end of the Games. It forms an essential part of the CSSC, a partnership initiative between the Police, Government and industry that brings businesses and their networks together to ensure they receive timely and authoritative messages to stay safe and secure in the lead up to, during and after the Games. The hub will facilitate communications from Police BRONZE Community, the National Olympic Coordination Centre (NOCC) and the ...