In the UK there are now in excess of 1.5 million alarm systems. Unless you are using a keyholding company, each system should have at least two key holders assigned to it if connected to an Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) or some form of remote manned centre. At any one...
How has railway crime increased and what needs to be done about it? Crime on British railways has seen an increase of 12% in the last year, going from 60,867 in 2017/18 to 68,313 in 2018/19. Violent crime accounts for a fifth of these figures, with 13,591 such...
Improve security in your business by avoiding these common mistakes Crime affects around a third of UK businesses annually, many being victims’ multiple times. It is a significant barrier to success and prevents a lot of businesses from investing and growing and can...
The steps to take after a burglary at your property. Burglary is one of the most common types of crime in the UK, there were 422,870 burglary offences recorded by the police from the Crime Survey the year ending March 2019. This is a 3% decrease on the previous...
Is the Safety of your Staff Worth £1 per day? It’s as simple as that, is the safety of your staff worth £1 per day. It’s probably worth a lot more than that, when you think about it. So that ask another question, why allow your staff to be exposed to dangerous...
For lying to SIA. Irfan Dogan, the owner of Cobra Security Services has been prosecuted for providing false information regarding his expired licence, during SIA investigation. In October last year, the Security Industry Authority (SIA) began an investigation into...