All Archive Titles articles – Page 1005
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Apocalypse postponed
So, the Charlton Triangle case is going to create untold trouble with partnering and cost the sector millions, is it? Not necessarily, says the lawyer for the winning side
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Rural counties top antisocial behaviour order league table
Rural areas such as Norfolk and West Mercia head the government's tables for the use of antisocial behaviour orders.
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We all need a degree in happiness economics
"Happiness economics" is the new black. Everyone who is anyone is trying to understand the conundrum of our times: why we in the developed world are enjoying unprecedented wealth and longevity, yet are becoming more unhappy by the day.
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ALG report counts cost of right to buy
Sales of former council housing in London cost the public purse up to £275,000 a property, the Association of London Government claimed this week.
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Archive TitlesHow much is … a summer party for staff?
A party raises morale and the financial hangover needn't be painful.
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What is a … homeless persons officer?
Think you know all about them just from the job title? Think again
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35 under 35
Elder statespeople of housing, fear not: your sector is in safe hands. Over the next eight pages, meet the new generation set to take on the housing mantle – as nominated by a panel of senior housing professionals.
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Archive TitlesFinance directors: mortgages will foil 2004 euro decision
The use of long-term, fixed-rate mortgages will not have increased enough by the next Budget to allow chancellor Gordon Brown to recommend euro entry, finance directors have warned.
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2nd opinion: Who's making that racket?
Noise pollution is something we all have to learn to live with, says George Tzilivakis
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Councils demand more cash as study finds £1.5bn underspend
Government study concludes more should have been spent on management in 2001/02
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Price hike for criminal record checks to cost sector £550,000
supported housing providers face a bill of up to £550,000 when charges for vetting criminal records double next month.
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Archive TitlesVista has the PowerDome
The feature-rich, high-speed surveillance PowerDome cameras from Vista are available in internal colour and external day/night variants
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Archive TitlesPower play
The Nuclear Installations Security Regulations 2003 – made law from March 22, and now enforced by the Office for Civil Nuclear Security – allow the UK's Atomic Energy Authority Constabulary to exercise its powers in an emergency at civil licensed sites. What are the ramifications for security managers, and can ...
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Archive TitlesVisual perspective
Although developments in surveillance technology continue apace, the feeling still persists that manufacturers are technology-led when they should be talking to end users about their future security concerns and system requirements before developing new solutions. Security Management Today talks to David Hammond about how the sector might overcome one of ...
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Archive TitlesSafety in numbers?
Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) fraud is costing the banking community more than £21 million per annum. Given that only 20% of those High Street financial houses quizzed in a recent Verint Systems survey employ a security professional dedicated to ATM protection, are the majors really doing enough to safeguard their ...
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SI targets the Privacy Laws
Security International – the consultancy run by Chris Brogan – is issuing a Security Bulletin for end users aimed at providing solutions to the problems posed by the privacy laws. The bulletin is designed to remove the ‘legalese’ and offers advice on adapting security to comply with the law.Security professionals ...
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Joined-up thinking
The phrase 'integrated security' has been bandied about the industry for many years, but what does it really mean? Is it merely the neat dovetailing of access control with CCTV to produce a seamless systems solution for the end user? Or is it a process whereby Information Technology and security ...
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Archive TitlesIn the interim
Whether they be trouble-shooters or definers of executive roles in new or reorganised agencies prior to permanent appointments, how might interim managers bolster the security function? Wilf Altman talks to some current practitioners.