CURRENT AFFAIRS
The BSIA Briefing: May 2010
Posted by Callum Waddell on 08/06/10
According to the BSIA, the coalition Government must involve the security industry in its ongoing regulatory plans. Here, in the Association's latest Briefing, Pauline Norstrom explains why.
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IPSA launches training course in understanding the SIA Approved Contractor Scheme
Posted by Callum Waddell on 08/06/10The International Professional Security Association has put together a training course for people who want to understand the inspection requirements of the SIA Approved Contractor Scheme.
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What does the Security Industry want from a New Government?
Posted by Callum Waddell on 17/05/10With election fever in full swing, Infologue.com asked representatives from the two security industry trade bodies, BSIA and IPSA as well as The Security Institute for their shopping lists on what they would like to see a new Government do to assist the Security Industry in achieving its objectives.
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BSIA and the Hung Parliament
Posted by Callum Waddell on 17/05/10
The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has reacted to today's announcement of a hung Parliament.
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Skills for Security secures Funding
Posted by Callum Waddell on 17/05/10The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) have approved Skills for Security's bid to continue to represent the skills needs of the security sector.
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New Qualification in Counter Terrorism
Posted by Callum Waddell on 14/04/10 
The Security Institute has responded to a request from the security professionals who were surveyed on their stand at IFSEC last year, and is launching a new module in Counter Terrorism, as part of its Certificate in Security Management qualification, at Counter Terror Expo 2010.
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Retail Crime - the Threat From Within
Posted by Callum Waddell on 12/04/10New research just published by G4S Secure Solutions (UK) reveals almost one-in-every-ten (224,000) retail employees have committed a crime against their employer in the last 12 months.
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SIA's ACS Fast Track approval route withdrawn
Posted by Callum Waddell on 26/03/10
The SIA is to withdraw the Fast Track approval route to gaining Approved Contractor Status from 1 April 2010.
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The BSIA Report an Increase in the Use of Video Content Analysis
Posted by Callum Waddell on 18/03/10
An increasing number of people are using Video Content Analysis (VCA) as a security measure, according to research conducted by the British Security Industry Association (BSIA).
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SIA checks underpin Suffolk Constabulary ‘Impact Days’
Posted by Callum Waddell on 18/03/10Last Friday and Saturday, officers from the Suffolk Constabulary realised two successful ‘Impact Days’ in the fight against drink and drug abuse across the night-time economy.
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