According to The Cabinet Office, the Government is now set to spend “billions less” as a result of its much-discussed quango revisions.
All well and good, but what’s the fall-out of Government cuts likely to be for the police service? Not pleasant if you consider what Think Tank Civitas has to say on the matter.
What about regulation, too? National Doorwatch Steering Group chairman Ian Fox has suggested that what he believes to be the coalition’s lack of leadership on The Way Forward is little short of a national scandal.
For now, though, it’s business as usual at the Security Industry Authority. Indeed, make certain you air your views as part of the fifth annual Approved Contractor Scheme survey.
Lone worker protection: the current state of play
Continuing the security guarding theme, Craig Swallow recently outlined the ‘changing backdrop’ to lone worker protection, while the BSIA has welcomed proposed revisions to the security strategy for London 2012.
Speaking of which… huge fines are on the cards for anyone thinking of ticket-touting during the Olympics.
In legal circles, the first conviction has now taken place in relation to the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007. Read all about it.
CameraWatch is making its voice heard again, with the organisation’s compliance director Paul Mackie outlining his views on new estimates of camera numbers across the UK and the CCTV Code of Practice currently undergoing the required consultation period.
Elsewhere in the surveillance sector, The Networker assesses the true cost of CCTV while a revamp has strengthened custody suite operations for the West Midlands Police.
Is the jury still out on video analytics? Our CCTV Doctor David Hammond addresses this key issue.
My colleague Anthony Hildebrand – the Editor of info4security.com – has just returned from Malta where Samsung held its annual 2020 Vision Conference. Watch the video.
On an interesting note, the info4security/Mayflex survey has revealed a hugely positive attitude towards IP security.
Security awareness training
Peter Horsburgh – aka The Educator – airs his views on security awareness training… or is it education?
Maintaining the educational theme, check out the ADT guide to intruder detection in schools (a follow-up to its CCTV guide for scholastic environments).
In the social media space, is Facebook really facing up to cybercrime? Read Amy Rowe’s excellent article and find out.
The Retail Loss Prevention Fashion Forum has praised the Police Service of Northern Ireland for managing to significantly reduce tiger kidnappings after years of intimidation against retail staff: a fabulous achievement.
Congratulations, also, to all members of the team at Assa Abloy who are celebrating triple manufacturing awards success.
While we’re on the subject of access control, Adams Rite’s thorough door testing regime for assessment against LPS1175 has been captured on video. Check it out here!
SMT SELECT: register now for IFSEC 2011
As I’ve mentioned in recent editions of SMT SELECT News, my colleague at UBM Live, Rob Newton, has set up the registration page for all SELECT members who wish to visit IFSEC 2011 (which runs from 16-19 May at the NEC in Birmingham).
Please click here and make sure you visit the best and most comprehensive security exhibition and conference programme in the world!
The 2011 Conference Keynote session includes The Big Debate chaired by yours truly. Make sure you’re there!
SMT SELECT: your end user meeting place
Your opinions as to how we can best organise SMT SELECT events for you – and provide information in such a way that you derive the most useful and productive outcome from SMT SELECT membership – are vitally important.
If you could spare a few minutes of your precious time to send me any suggestions on what topic areas you’d like to see covered in future editions of this Newsletter (or at SMT SELECT IFSEC events) it would be greatly appreciated.
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Until next time…
Brian Sims
(Editor, Security Management Today Online and Group Content Editor of the UBM Live Protection and Management Division’s Security Portfolio)
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Date of next SMT SELECT News: Tuesday 5 April
