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The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has welcomed the news that the SIA is to come under the portfolio of the Minister of State for Security Dan Jarvis in the Home Office. In a joint statement, Heather Baily, Chair of the SIA and Michelle Russell, Chief…
As organisations navigate an increasingly complex threat landscape, security leaders are making strategic shifts toward unified platforms and emerging technologies, according to the newly released 2025 State of Security and Identity Report from HID. The study gathered responses from 1,800 partners, end users, and security…
A forensic marking spray that helps police identify offenders is amongst a range of solutions being introduced by Cumbria Constabulary to protect the night-time economy. It forms part of Operation Enhance, which introduces extra police patrols and additional resources to tackle antisocial behaviour and serious…
Entries are now welcomed for the Fire and Security Matters Awards 2025, which are the sectors’ biggest evening of celebration. The Fire and Security Matters Awards enjoyed a record 320-plus entries last year in its third iteration, while upwards of 800 guests attended the ‘sold…
Assist Security Group (ASG) has appointed Dylan Hartley, the former England rugby captain, as a non-executive director and performance lead at its subsidiary, ASG Protect. Dylan brings a wealth of experience in elite performance from his tenure as England rugby’s most capped hooker and as…
Motorola Solutions has announced that Lancashire Police will deploy the M500 in-car video solution across its fleet of vehicles. The new video solution observes the vehicle’s environment from multiple viewpoints to provide officers with real-time awareness of their surroundings, whilst capturing video evidence that can…
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has carried out a nationwide operation in conjunction with HMRC and Home Office Immigration Enforcement to tackle labour exploitation. On Wednesday 18th September 2024, Compliance and Criminal Investigation Officers from the SIA led an enforcement and intelligence-gathering operation at 35…
From 1 October 2024, the London Fire Brigade will no longer attend activations from automatic fire alarms in most non-residential buildings, such as office blocks and industrial estates, during daytime hours (7am – 8:30pm). This policy shift places the responsibility of initial fire checks squarely…
Nicol Corner, in Bedfordview, Johannesburg, South Africa, is a 11-storey mixed-use commercial building and has approximately 22,000 sq/m floor area. It is estimated to have hundreds of people entering the building daily. The security requirements stipulated that the building managers needed an access control system…
Following the release of the latest government fire and rescue incident statistics for the year ending March 2024, Toria Jones from CheckFire discusses the data and suggests steps that can be taken to further reduce incidents: “The latest government fire and rescue incident statistics for…