Individuals and teams from across the private security sector were yesterday recognised for their significant contributions to the work of the police and protection of the public, during the inaugural Metropolitan Police and Security (PaS) awards.
ASIS International is pleased to announce that Mark Rowley, Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations, Metropolitan Police Service of London, will be a keynote speaker at the ASIS 15th European Security Conference and Exhibition (ASIS Europe 2016), 6 to 8 April in London, UK.
Counter Terror Expo (CTX) saw the world’s most prominent experts in national security gather at Olympia, London on April 21 to 22.
The number of people arrested for suspected terrorism-related offences in Great Britain increased last year, with the rate of charges hitting a record level.
A London Assembly report claims the Metropolitan Police are being forced to rely on “out-of-date, ineffective and overly-expensive” technology, which is impacting on their ability to cut crime.
Following the riots in London of August 2011, the Metropolitan Police will be holding a conference on Wednesday 18 September 2013 at New Scotland Yard for all representatives of the CCTV sector to discuss lessons learnt, good and bad practice and how to improve the overall effectiveness of CCTV.
A huge security operation is being co-ordinated in central London for the funeral of Baroness Thatcher to avoid any potential disruption on the day, with CCTV to play a key role in the operation.
The senior national co-ordinator for counter-terrorism claims police in the UK are foiling terrorism plots as big as July 7 on a daily basis.
Official Home Office figures have shown there were 245 terrorism arrests in the year to September 30 2012, a 60% increase on the previous year.
The Metropolitan Police has joined the national ‘Action Fraud’ scheme that is designed to improve investigations across the UK. Launched by the National Fraud Authority, the government agency, and run in association with the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB), ‘Action Fraud’ reports, collates and investigates referrals. The Metropolitan Police is the latest force to join …
