All Archive Titles articles – Page 993
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BRC supremo launches broadside at Government
British Retail consortium (BRC) director general Bill Moyes used the launch conference for the organisation's 10th Annual Retail Crime Survey to launch a scathing attack on Government for what he feels has been a lack of support for retailers in their bid to beat theft, writes Ian Drury.Moyes stressed that ...
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Don't let interruptions bother you too much
SIR – Businesses are dependent on the service industries and the public utilities, on transport and a plethora of other variables. With this in mind, most companies will have a risk management programme in place, designed to control not only the 'human factor' of the business – thereby reducing costly ...
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Archive TitlesBosch eases congestion
The central London Congestion Charging system makes good use of Bosch LTC 0600 and 0500 cameras to capture number plate details
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ODPM blocks London partial transfers
Controversial plans for partial transfers in the London boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Lambeth and Hackney have been thrown into doubt after the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister told the councils their plans required "further development".Making the announcement on Thursday, housing minister Keith Hill was expected to allow 14 councils ...
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Councils' compensation bill is growing, report warns
Britain's Compensation culture is costing councils more than ever before, new research has warned. A total of £200m in compensation was claimed from councils in 2001, the first time such figures have been collected. The bulk of claims are housing-related.The report, compiled by the Local Government Association and insurance company ...
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The Big Issue
THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY ACT 2001 is now becoming a reality for many practitioners, and that pressure can only increase with time. Suppliers and clients alike will soon need to address significant cost increases in the areas of licensing and, in particular, training.The actual cost of a Security Industry Authority ...
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Centrepoint calls on ODPM to get homeless teens out of B&B
Youth homelessness charity Centrepoint has called on the government to rule out the use of bed and breakfast for homeless 16- and 17-year-olds, except in an emergency.
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Archive TitlesHousing Design Awards
High density came out on top in this year's awards. There were prizes for Irwell Valley in Manchester, New Islington & Hackney in Essex and Peabody's much-garlanded BedZED
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Archive TitlesMagic moments await
September marks the fifth anniversary of the Security Excellence Awards. Organised by SMT and Security Installer, the glittering ceremony takes place at London's celebrated Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane. Brian Sims previews the 2003 finalists, and profiles this year's event sponsors.
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Archive TitlesAudit Commission chief inspector tells no-star councils to buy expertise from top performers
The audit commission has urged poor-performing housing authorities to buy services from two- and three-star performers in order to improve as rapidly as possible.
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Archive TitlesCRE chief condemns 'disastrous' asylum-seeker dispersal
The chairman of the commission for Racial Equality has blamed the government's policy of dispersing asylum seekers around the country for the outbreak of riots in British towns.
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Archive TitlesArup looks to Whitfield
Geoff Whitfield, the prominent security expert and former director of worldwide r&d security for GlaxoSmithKline, is teaming up with Arup Security Consulting on several of its top corporate security projects.Whitfield, a member of Security Management Today’s Editorial Advisory Board, recently set up his own consultancy – Geoff Whitfield Consulting (News ...
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Archive TitlesBlack art
Many security practitioners take the view that thieves will swipe absolutely anything that isn't actually welded to the floor, but in truth preferred targets tend to be easily picked up, concealed and – most important of all – are then able to be sold quickly and easily within the medium ...
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ARC DE TRIOMPHE
ARC DE TRIOMPHE: Sunderland Arc – the city's year-old urban regeneration company – has unveiled ambitious plans for a £1.3bn regeneration of the city centre, including this design for houses, retail and office space on the Vaux Brewery site. Arc's 15-year strategy involves plans for up to 3350 houses, all ...
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Legislation: is it really an antidote for poor service?
While welcoming the Private Security Industry Act 2001 and the subsequent launch of the Security Industry Authority, Andrew Harper suggests that contractors must now look to build on the legal foundations created by the latter rather than merely hide behind them.
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Teenage angst
"At 16, to be taken off the street and put in a bed and breakfast is really traumatic. Bed and breakfast is no good for anyone." Few would disagree with the words of this charity lawyer quoted in our feature (page 26). But the reality is that more teenagers than ...
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Hammersmith & Fulham opts for ALMO
High-performing council Hammersmith & Fulham has abandoned its appeal to be allowed exceptional financial freedoms to invest in its housing stock, it emerged this week.
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Archive TitlesAll fired up
Boiler manufacturer Baxi Potterton, which operates out of four disparate sites across Preston, recently needed a complete security systems overhaul such that r&d, marketing, production and IT functions cannot be jeopardised. Brian Sims talks to the company's security specialist Mark Keleghan to see why open dialogue with installers is vital ...
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An alarming viewpoint!
SIR – I REFER TO THE COMMENTS MADE BY Southern Monitoring Services' managing director Steve Kimber in The Big Issue section of Security Viewpoint (SMT, April 2003, p19). To begin with, I really don't recognise Steve's description of the British Standards Institution's (BSI) GW/1 as reported. He claims to speak ...