The domestic security industry has always aimed to secure people and property from attacks or theft, but international terrorism has taken protection needs to a whole new level, writes John Davies. Terrorism and violent attacks were once predominantly aimed at Government, military or political establishments,…
International Terrorism
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Yasmeen Stratton, director of global security recruitment consultant SSR Personnel, has become the fifth recipient of the prestigious Women in Security Award for ‘Contribution to the Security Industry’. This year’s nominees also included Baroness Angela Harris (Liberal Democrat Life Peer who was given the ASIS UK Mervyn David…
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Strategic Defence and Security Review: £178 billion of equipment spending promised by Conservatives
by Brian SimsThe Government has published the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), outlining its five-year plan for investment in the Royal Air Force, the Royal Navy and the Army to deter threats, protect the UK and its allies and improve on our national ability to respond to…
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Monday 23 November sees police forces launching the second National Counter-Terrorism Awareness Week (#CounterTerrorismUK), an initiative specifically designed to remind members of the public that they have a crucial role to play when it comes to helping both prevent and protect the UK from the threat of terrorism.…
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Security specialist Pilgrims Group has officially been ranked in the Top 5% of all the UK’s 800 security companies having passed two quality audits with further improved scores and zero improvement needs. Pilgrims Group bettered its previous score for the Security Industry Authority’s (SIA) Approved Contractor…