Deborah Ainscough discusses the relaxation of planning requirements for pop up markets and hospitality businesses, along with the perimeter protection considerations involved After so many aspects of our daily lives were compromised or put on hold for so long during the pandemic, this summer looks set to be the time we finally get back to normal. Holidays abroad are taking off again, music festivals happening in fields up and down the country

The UK trade body providing fraud prevention services, typically to banks and insurers, Cifas, has received reports that criminals are contacting individuals and falsely claiming Cifas will assist them to recover money lost to a scam. Criminals are presenting documentation and falsely claiming they will be able to assist the individual as part of this scheme, which is believed to be stealing personal details and money from potential victims. This service is not

Strange, the things that we remember. It must be near 20 years ago that I went to the University of Leicester one day when it and Loughborough were the only places that were doing security and risk management degrees (that you did through the post, still before online). A risk lecturer said to me: “In 15 years, we will all be risk managers.” It stuck in my head because it expressed so many

#EventInsights – Buyer’s Guide to Choosing Your Event Security Partner with Paul Macarthur MSyI from SGC Security Services. Paul shared some great knowledge and experience with us at our first instalment of the Event Insights series. Paul spoke about the importance of doing your due-diligence when choosing your security provider, why buying security on cost alone can be a risk and so much more. Definitely worth checking out! https://youtu.be/24N1F8sgVYY SGC Security Services provides the very

What is Krav Maga? Krav-Maga is a collection of effective techniques from many existing martial arts. To understand what Krav-Maga is, we will go back to the period when it was created. Even before the creation of the State of Israel, this method was developed by a man named Imi Sde-Or (1910-1998) in the 1930s. He was a boxing champion and expert in hand-to-hand combat. Over the years, he developed his Krav-Maga

THE HOME Office has recently begun a public consultation on how the Protect Duty may be used to enhance the protection of publicly accessible locations across the UK from terrorist attacks. Stephen Panton outlines the key points. The Government’s proposals are based around the set of safety and security protocols known as ‘Martyn’s Law’, developed in the wake of the Manchester Arena terrorist attack back in 2017. If introduced, the Protect Duty

SGC Security Services on-site cleaning team members Jomar receives an award for outstanding service. It’s always a pleasure to receive compliments from service partners working together to achieve a common goal in the delivery of services for our customers. CCS Scaffolding Project Manager based at Crossrail Bond Street today nominated one of SGC Security Services on-site cleaning team members Jomar for an award. George said “CCS Scaffolding Ltd today presented Jomar with

SGC Security Services are proud once again to be awarded a new contract supporting the NHS in keeping Patients, Visitors, and staff safe at 6 Hospitals throughout North Wales on behalf of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. With only 3 weeks’ notice to prepare and train 62 staff it was going to a busy few weeks, “Go live day” came around very quickly and to add to the logistics we went live

When considering a trip to the North of the country you might want to consider that some of the cities have some worryingly high crime statistics. When considering a trip to the North of the country you might want to consider that some of the cities have some worryingly high crime statistics. When put under a microscope some of these statistics might shock you especially when seeing the amount of knife crime