‘Extended Enterprise: Managing Risk in Complex 21st Century Organisations’

Three managers (one NHS employee and two contractors) who were imprisoned last year for fraud and are still behind bars have been ordered by the courts to pay back over £560,000 to the NHS. This follows a financial investigation by the NHS Counter Fraud Service (NHS…

Ofsted inspections are enough to put fear into any self-respecting school, but beyond ensuring pupils derive the best grades, it’s less well known that inspectors can also mark a school down if it has inadequate perimeter security. While the education sector is already well focused on…

Perpetuity Academy has just introduced a Managing Security Surveys eLearning course designed to appeal to both practising security managers and those embarking on a career in the security world. The BTEC Level 4-accredited Managing Security Surveys eLearning course allows students to study at their own pace…

Specialist security management training provider Perpetuity is now offering security professionals the opportunity to achieve an MSc in International Security and Risk Management. The unique MSc programme has been developed in collaboration with the University of South Wales (USW) and can be completed via eLearning within 12 months. …

Consulting business and market analyst Frost & Sullivan has honoured the Siemens Building Technologies Division with its 2015 European Technologies Company of the Year Award. The accolade recognises Siemens’ “outstanding services and solutions”.  Peter Hallberg, head of Siemens Building Technologies Europe North Region, accepted the award…

National security company Ward Security remains among the Top 2% of Government-approved security providers in the UK after achieving a score of 167 out of 174 in an independent audit conducted on behalf of the Security Industry Authority (SIA) – the organisation responsible for regulating the private…

Risk and regulatory work is now the fastest-growing consulting service in the UK, breaking the £500 million barrier for the first time. Helping today’s organisations comply with regulations, address cyber threats and manage the fall-out from major corporate scandals has led to double-digit growth in risk and regulatory consulting,…

Risk management consultancy Corporate Risk Associates (CRA) has been playing a key role in providing safety and risk consulting expertise for the EPR nuclear power station design that’s scheduled to be built at Hinkley Point C (HPC) in the UK. The independent security consultancy has provided specialist services to…

EY has appointed five new partners to its UK and Ireland Fraud Investigation and Dispute Services (FIDS) team as record growth generated by the business is expected to see revenues hit the £100 million mark in 2016. EY’s UK FIDS practice has witnessed an annual growth rate…

On 23 and 24 September, over 300 high-level representatives from 50 countries and a dozen international and European organisations attended the European Police Chiefs Convention (EPCC) at Europol’s headquarters in The Hague. This year, the police chiefs and senior representatives of national and international law…