There has been an increase in fake licences, for example, on 02 December 2022, Benjamin Peter John Head of Bournemouth was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court. He pleaded guilty at Poole Magistrates’ Court on 17 June 2022 to providing and supplying illegal security at various venues in Bournemouth. The court fined him £500 and ordered him to pay court costs of £1500 and a victim surcharge of £50.

In the security industry, the use of physical intervention is integral, from the knowledge and training to the practise in a real life situation to defuse a situation. However, if excessive or incorrect physical intervention is used then the consequences can be dire.

The Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) has produced a short film for security staff on how to deal with an unattended bag once it has been identified.

The SIA is changing the qualifications needed for an SIA licence. This follows a review of the licence-linked qualifications.

The SIA has developed top-up training to make sure current Door Supervisor and Security Guarding licence holders have the same basic skills and knowledge as new entrants achieving the updated qualifications.

From October 2021, door supervisors and security guards will need to complete top-up training before they renew their licence.

Tony Holyland, Head of Quality and Standards for the SIA, says

ProtectUK is now available. ProtectUK is the new counter-terrorism platform with accessible up-to-date guidance. The primary audiences for ProtectUK are you, our approved contractors, and licence holders. 

The ProtectUK website is free and it is supported by the ProtectUK app which is available from any device. 
 

The ProtectUK app provides guidance on: 

CPNI have produced a short film which introduces the quick actions a member of staff within a small business can take to lockdown their premise during a terrorist incident. The principles of which can be applied across many types of locations and ultimately acting fast can save lives. Additional guidance, can be found on the CPNI website 

This month, the Home Secretary has launched a new, multi-year national communications campaign which says ‘Enough’ to violence against women and girls.

The campaign includes television adverts, billboards, social media and radio advertising and will highlight different forms of violence against women and girls and the simple acts that anyone can take to challenge perpetrators of abuse. Forms of violence against women and girls represented include street harassment, coercive control, unwanted touching, workplace harassment, revenge-porn and cyber-flashing.