All Archive Titles articles – Page 1071
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Transfer notes
No one involved in stock transfer can fail to appreciate the political and personal sensitivities. It is never easy for tenants to swap tenures. But it is sometimes breathtaking that vast amounts of potential investment are turned down. Even in Birmingham, where there was more than £1bn of assured funding ...
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Those Phantoms of the Night
Nothing – but nothing – lowers the reputation of a contract manned security company more in the eyes of the public than its overall performance in the silent hours of the night. In the concluding article to the current series, we review the limitations of night cover, the rather timid ...
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Archive TitlesLegitimate protest... or terrorism?
The Association of Security Consultants' Consec 2002 Conference and Exhibition, held just prior to the Christmas break, provided a feast of information for security professionals battling to defeat the terrorist threat. Is terrorism now seen as a legitimate form of protest?
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Archive TitlesWatch and learn
Newport City Council scooped the 'Security Client of the Year' trophy at the 2002 Security Excellence Awards for its successful partnership with the private sector that uses bespoke IP surveillance techniques to cut down on vandalism in schools. We evaluate a ground-breaking project.
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South Kilburn and TPAS plan peace summit
South Kilburn New Deal for Communities and the Tenant Participatory Advice Service will attempt to salvage their troubled relationship at a meeting next week.
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Retail wins for St James
Rapidly-growing manned security contractor St James Security has won a raft of major new retail security contracts with clients including WH Smith, Sir James McAlpine (building contractor for The Walk in Edinburgh) and Debenhams.
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Archive TitlesProtecting the Homeland
Terrorism and acts of militancy are now commonplace in today's society, posing a renewed threat to Homeland security that the police service cannot deal with alone. We argue that private sector security companies can help in the quest for a safer community, but suggests that the industry must first put ...
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Heading for pastures new
What is it about a New Year that makes people think about finding a new job? Is it merely the New Year's Resolution to seek a different boss, a sudden urgency to pay off those credit card bills or just a strategy for fighting the winter blues? We take a ...
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Money isn't everything
Non-financial rewards could be the way to deal with the issue of paying tenants for their help
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UK heads up European 'league' for retail theft
The second edition of the European Retail Theft Barometer suggests that the UK continues to head up the European 'league' for retail theft
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Archive TitlesEast London estate masterplan to tackle social division
Forest Homes has published a £34m masterplan for the redevelopment of 900 east London homes that aims to improve links between the estate and its surrounding community.
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Mobile Security: Don't be driven to distraction!
Chief executives and managing directors of prominent blue chip companies – particularly those in the public eye – are prone to kidnap attempts or acts of terrorism. Security managers should be planning effective defensive driver training for any members of staff tasked with close protection duties, but what are the ...
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Social service departments are failing homeless, warns Shelter
Social services departments are reluctant to work with housing departments – and this is hampering the implementation of the Homelessness Act, according to a new report.
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Archive TitlesPolicy shake-ups to tackle high and low demand
Communities Plan: an outline of the main points and what the experts think of them
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Archive TitlesDelighted of Tunbridge wells
It was a battle to persuade the Nimbys, but at last Tunbridge Wells has a hostel for the homeless – with the community closely involved. George Hay paid a visit
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Testing your defences
How many in-house security managers ever think about challenging an 'expert' to break into their premises as a way of testing company defences? That's exactly what contractor Securiplan is encouraging its clients to consider by arranging for on-site security reviews.
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Learning under a new culture
It's inevitable that ongoing changes in society, communities, business, Government policy and technology will eventually limit the impact of training as we know it. To continue moving forward as an industry, we argue that the security sector must therefore look to transform its 'culture of learning'.
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Leicestershire Police crack down on late-night violence
A three-month experiment has been launched in the East Midlands with the aim of cutting down on late-night violence – and security officers will be helping Leicestershire Police to do so, writes Roger Bushby.
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County councils do it too
I was surprised to read the letter last week from the reader surprised that "without warning, consultation or parliamentary activity, county councils have taken on housing responsibilities" ("Did I miss something?", 30 January, page 20). As a former employee of Rutland County Council, I can confirm that there is at ...