Protect & Prepare Seminar: Protect Duty and Public Venue Protection
Venue security professionals and those charged with securing Publicly Accessible Locations (PALs) will have the opportunity to get on top of the incoming Protect Duty legislation and its repercussions in an exclusive seminar programme on Wednesday 18th May at IFSEC International. Experts will explore some of the key challenges involved for security managers, directors and consultants for whom the incoming 'Protect Duty' legislation may affect. Professionals responsible for securing large venues are particularly encouraged to attend.
There are limited spaces available in the theatre, please click below to pre-register with access on a first-come-first-served basis.
What will the seminars offer?
The Protect Duty will be a new piece of anti-terrorism legislation designed to ensure the public is better protected from a “multifaceted, diverse and continually evolving” terror threat. It follows a campaign from Figen Murray, the mother of Martyn Hett who lost his life in the Manchester Arena terrorist attack in May 2017, who has highlighted the need to improve security standards in crowded public spaces and venues.
Leading experts, including the current Head of NaCTSO (National Counter Terrorism Security Office), will give security specialists an overview of the new Protect Duty and provide advice on how to work with police units across the country to better secure Publicly Accessible Locations (PALs).
Where & when are the seminars?
The three seminars will take place consecutively from 9AM on Wednesday 18 May 2022 in South Gallery Suite 18:
09:15 - 10:15 | Home Office Perspective: Delivery of The Protect Duty | Shaun Hipgrave, Director of Protect and Prepare
10:15 - 11:15 | Public Accessible Locations (PALs) | Det Supt Adam Thomson
11:15-12:15 | The need for the Protect Duty and Martyn’s Law - Nick Aldworth & Figen Murray
How do I register?
Limited places are available per session, allocated on a first come first served basis. Please click here to book your place for free.
Protect & Prepare Speaker Profiles
Shaun has been working in the security sector for over 25 years. After serving in the British Army he joined Northumbria Police where he served for 13 years, mainly in investigation and intelligence roles. In 2003 he moved to the private sector joining FTS, a services and software forensic telecoms company focused in the criminal justice space. After a spell as head of international development he took over as FTS managing director. In 2012 he moved to IBM where he worked in the analytics solutions business.
As well as his private sector career, Shaun has been heavily involved in supporting the security sector through trade bodies. Prior to joining the Civil Service, Shaun spent six years as the VP of the security sector board for ADS as well as a member of the RISC executive, an organisation that is now the main conduit between JSARC and the private sector/academia.
Shaun is married and has two girls. He is a sports enthusiast especially rugby and cricket but is being slowly converted to an avid junior netball and hockey Dad.
On retiring from the military, Adam joined North Yorkshire Police on the Direct Entrant (Superintendent) scheme. When he completed his probation he commanded York and Selby, the Force’s largest district. In 2017 he joined Counter Terrorism Policing as the Deputy National Coordinator Protect and Prepare, where he oversaw the expansion of the role of NaCTSO to cover Hostile State Actors and formally incorporate Prepare. This growth in the role brought an elevation in the rank of Head of NaCTSO and in 2019 Adam was appointed as the first Superintendent Head of NaCTSO.
His career has not always left him time to spend with his family, but when he does, Adam relaxes by cooking curries and enjoys playing a variety of sport – still playing Rugby, but sadly retired from Bobsleigh.
Nick Aldworth retired from a 36 year career in the military and policing in May 2019. Across that time he enjoyed multiple operational roles, with the last 5 years serving within counter-terrorism (CT) and retiring as the UK’s CT National Coordinator for Protect and Prepare where his teams were responsible for helping make the UK stronger against terrorism and more resilient to its impacts.
He was London’s CT protective security and preparedness lead during the 2017 terrorist attacks, responsible for coordinating the police protective security response to those incidents as well as supporting the private sector to make themselves stronger. Prior to this, Nick was head of policing and security at Parliament, managing a mixed team of 500 security and police officers. From 2011 to 2012, Nick was the firearms planner and commander for the 2012 Olympic Venues in Central London.
On retirement, Nick joined forces with Figen Murray, whose son was murdered in the Manchester Arena attack, and Brendan Cox, the husband of Jo Cox MP, in campaigning for the UK Protect Duty, and he was the author of the proposal on which the government has recently consulted.
Nick set up his own company, Risk to Resolution Ltd (R2R), with a view to helping organisations identify the challenges they face and support them, and their staff, in resolving them.
