ASIS International UK Newsletter - Jan 2016

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SPRING 2016UNITED KINGDOM CHAPTER 208

An Active Shooter, or in other words‘Active Killer’, is an individual who kills,or attempts kill people in a confinedand populated area. In most casesactive shooters use firearms and thereis no pattern or method to theselection of victims.

Active shooter situations areunpredictable and evolve quickly.Typically the immediate deployment oflaw enforcement is required to stop theshooting and mitigate harm to victims.

Because active shooter situations areoften over within 10 to 15 minutes,before law enforcement arrives on thescene, individuals must be preparedboth mentally and physically to dealwith an active shooter.

We can all remember the shootings inthe USA at Ford Hood in April 2014and the Sandy Hook ElementarySchool in December 2012. In Europe,we have seen the horror take place onthe island of Utoya in Norway in 2011and also the Albertville Realschule inWinnende, Germany in 2009. Even inthe Netherlands we’ve alreadyencountered the active shooter whenin a shopping mall Ridderhof in Alphenaan den Rijn in 2011 a young guyopened fire on random people who

were doing their shopping. At thismoment of writing a shooting tookplace on board of the Thalys, a trainfrom Amsterdam to Paris.

How to respond when an ActiveShooter is in your vicinity?

Try to remain calm and quicklydetermine the most reasonable way toprotect your own life. Remember andbe full aware that customers andclients are likely to follow the lead ofemployees and managers during anactive shooting, same as childrenwould follow their parents or familymembers.

What possibilities are there to getothers, but most of all yourself safe?

During a shooting there are roughly 3options:

Evacuation:

If there is an accessible escape path,attempt to evacuate the premises!

When you decide to escape be sure to:

• Have an escape plan in mind andremain calm.

• Evacuate regardless of whetherothers agree to follow.

• Leave your belongings behind andtake off uncomfortable footwear(high heels, flip flops, etc.)

• Help others escape if possible butnever at your own risk.

• Do not attempt to move woundedpeople.

• Try to prevent individuals fromentering an area where the ActiveShooter may be.

• Keep your hands visible to avoidothers to think that you might be theshooter.

• Follow the instructions of any police

The Profile of an “Active Shooter”

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Welcome the new CEO ofASIS International!ASIS UK Chapter would like towelcome Peter J O’Neil FASAE, CAEas the new Executive Vice Presidentand Chief Executive Officer of ASISInternational. It was announced lastmonth that O’Neil will succeedMichael J Stack, who will retire at theend of 2015 following a 22-yeartenure as the organisation’s CEO.

O’Neil is currently the CEO ofthe American Industrial HygieneAssociation (AIHA), an international

professional society representing10,000 occupational andenvironmental health and safetyprofessionals.

“ASIS is an outstandingorganization with a solid, rich historyof achievement and exceptionalresources,” observed O’Neil. “I amhonoured to have this opportunity tolead a talented staff of professionalsand to collaborate with a vibrantglobal network of volunteer leadersand members to advance and growthe association in the months andyears ahead.”

Miranda Coppoolse

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CHAIRMAN’S NOTES

Dear Colleagues

I hope you all had a relaxing andcontent Festive period. This is myfirst Chairman’s address for ASIS UKand I would like to open by tellingyou all how proud and honoured Iam to be nominated and voted in asthe 11th Chairman of ASIS UKChapter 208 for 2016.

Before I talk about some of thethoughts I have about the direction Ibelieve we should go in for 2016, Iwould like to reflect on some of thesignificant achievements andprogress that has been madethroughout 2015 and pay tribute tothe outgoing Chairman AndyWilliams CPP who has had anincredible tenure despite sufferingfrom a debilitating back injury. Andyis moving up the ranks of ASISInternational and will be taking upthe post of Assistant Regional VicePresident for our European Regionand I am delighted to confirm thathe has also agreed to remain on theboard of ASIS UK. I am sure you willall join me in thanking Andy for hissterling service as our Chairman andwishing him well as he continues hisphysical recovery and settles into hisnew appointment within ASIS.

Thanks to a very strategicappointment of Chris Brogan MALLM to the position of CompanySecretary and Treasurer duringAndy's tenure, the Chapter is in thebest shape it has ever been in termsof governance, structure andfinance. As a result Chris wasunanimously selected as therecipient of the prestigious MervynDavid Award for outstanding serviceto the Chapter for 2015. One of myvery first assignments as yourChairman is to somehow persuadeChris Brogan to stick around for awhile longer - at least until cloningtechnology has developed enough toreplicate him (hopefully with thecantankerous gene slightlymodified!).

Throughout 2015 we saw someexceptionally well supported,generously sponsored andeducational Chapter meetings,organised and delivered by the two

eminent and long serving ChapterVice Chairmen, Mike Hurst andGraham Bassett along with recentlyre elected board Director SteveEmmins.

We also had a number of ‘free toattend’ education days sponsored byour long term and highly valuedpartner Axis Communications.These training days are exceptional,very well delivered and offer 5 CPEpoints for attending. It is theintention of the Chapter to againoffer 4 of these training days, in factwe will no longer call them trainingdays as this does not do themjustice . . . we intend to offer 4 more‘free to attend’ master classesthroughout 2016, generouslysponsored by Axis and I encourageyou all to sign up for these as soonas they are announced as places arelimited and get, unsurprisingly,snapped up quickly. Watch out forfurther communications on this verysoon.

In August ASIS took overChairmanship of the SecurityCommonwealth after an inauguraltenure by Garry Evanson of theSecurity Institute, I am privileged toretain this position on behalf of ASISand hope to report on progress atthe next seminar and through thisaward winning newsletter.

2015 also saw the ASIS UK Chapter208 newsletter win ASISInternational Newsletter of the yearyet again; this is a fantasticachievement by the editor MikeHurst and his team and is somethingthat we certainly aspire to achieveagain in 2016 and indeed everyyear.

On the social front, 2015 was the60th anniversary of the formation ofASIS and an incredibly well attendedand widely enjoyed birthday partywas held in London to celebrate.This was again sponsored by Axisand thanks to the generosity of theattendees, we managed to raisenearly £2500 for PTSD resolution onthe night which was matched by TheBig Give, meaning we donated over£5k to this very worthy cause.

There are a multitude of otheractivities and initiatives which havetaken place over the year and to paycredit. I guess all I can do is thankthose who have delivered andsupported so much; this hasenabled the transition from theoutgoing Chairman to myself to beincredibly smooth.

None of the above would beanywhere near as successful withoutthe enthusiasm and passion that isshown by the Chapter and this issomething we need to capitalise onas we move forward in 2016.

ASIS International; time for change

Times are changing for ASIS, both onthe international stage and here inthe UK. Our CEO, Michael Stack CPPis retiring from ASIS after 22 yearsdedicated service, I am sure we allwish him well in his retirement andare grateful for his significantcontribution.

Michael is being replaced by Peter JO’Neil, FASAE, CAE as Executive VicePresident and Chief Executive Officerand my intention is to engage withthe new CEO at the nearestopportunity to demonstrate thatASIS UK Chapter 208 is in greatshape, a force to be reckoned withand should be acknowledged assuch by those at ASIS HQ. I intendto take full advantage of this specialrelationship on behalf of the chapterthroughout my tenure and makesure we are duly recognised.

Chairman’s Notes

David Clark CPP PCI PSP


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CALENDAR

Calendar EventsJanuary14th ASIS UK Regional Breakfast Meeting, Edinburgh

February4th Security TWENTY 16 Nottingham 8th ASIS UK Regional Breakfast Meeting, Durham21st – 23rd 7th ASIS Middle East Conference, Dubai

March 9th ASIS UK Spring Seminar, PwC, London11th ASIS UK Regional Breakfast Meeting, Lisburn

Northern Ireland14th – 15th Total Security Summit23rd ASIS UK CPE Day (Continuing Professional

Development Day)

April6th – 8th 15th ASIS European Conference and Exhibition,

LondonEARLY BIRD BOOKING DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE.

6th Behind the scenes tours followed by Welcome Party7th Conference followed by President’s Reception8th Conference followed by Chapter Reception at the

House of Lords

19th – 20th Security and Counter Terror Expo, London27th – 28th 26th ASIS New York City Security Conference & Expo TBC ASIS UK Regional Event—South West

June1st ASIS CPE DayTBC ASIS UK Summer Seminar21st – 23rd IFSEC

July5th Security TWENTY 16 Manchester

August18th ASIS UK CPE Day

SeptemberTBC ASIS UK Autumn Seminar12th – 15th 62nd Annual Seminar and Exhibits, Orlando22nd Security Institute Conference

October17th – 18th Total Security Summit

November2nd Security TWENTY 16, Heathrow2nd ASIS CPE Day30th Transport Security Expo

December1st Transport Security ExpoTBC ASIS UK AGM and Winter Seminar



CHAIRMAN’S NOTES

ASIS UK – Time for evolution

Back in the UK, 2016 is set to be abig year. The editor tells me I amlimited for space so I’ll broadlyoutline what some of my aims forthe Chapter are in 2016 and whatthese mean to you.

• Keep ASIS UK national bycontinuing to deliver ASIS leadmeetings all over the UK. Meetingsand briefings have already beenscheduled in Belfast, Durham andEdinburgh, in early 2016 andthese will only increase as the yearprogresses.

• Modernise how we book and payfor ASIS led events. This should bedone in time for the next eventearly in 2016.

• To make the website even moreinformative, interactive, intuitiveand usable for members.

• Clone Chris Brogan.

• In April, host and deliver the bestEuropean Conference ASIS hasever seen.

• Increase the visibility andaccessibility of myself, the boardand the committee.

• Create a clear and evidentprogression path for those who wishto volunteer and support the Chapteras committee leads, members andsubject matter experts.

• Decide upon, promote and keydeliverables for each committeerole and report against these ateach quarterly seminar.

• Continue to innovate and attractkey speakers at our events and toseek out even more interestingnon security related experts tohelp support, educate advise and(hopefully) entertain us in makingus better equipped in our day jobs.

• To retain our existing valuedsponsors and to ensure that theyare getting exceptional value formoney for their generosity.

• To retain our current membership,to increase membership, toensure that the needs and desiresof the membership are heard andmet and to ensure that ourmembers get value for moneyfrom their membership fees – andto very much ensure that ourmembers have fun and enjoy theirtime with ASIS.

• To look at offering scholarships orfinancially supported education forASIS qualifications for those whoqualify against a demanding set ofcriteria.

• To run even more free to attendMasterclasses and CPE days onsubjects that matter most to ourmembers.

The list is long and not at allcomprehensive and I’m sure there ismuch more we can do with the rightdrive and enthusiasm, but this willdo for starters; watch this space,your emails and the website forupdates.

As a closing remark: 2016 is set tobe a very exciting ride for theChapter and I encourage you all tostay with us, stay in touch andspread the word. ASIS UK Chapter208 is in good hands, we are anincredible organisation and will onlybecome stronger as we progress tothe next level of awesome.

Best WishesDavid

By the time you read this, the creditcard bills reminding you of theexcesses of December will be on theirway, you will probably have resolved

not to bother making New Year'sresolutions anymore, David Clark CPPPCI PSP our new Chairman will bespinning Security Commonwealthplates and juggling ASIS balls, whilsttrying to find a little time to do his dayjob and I will be on the operatingtable having my bionic hip replaced.

Thank you for allowing me to be yourChairman for the last two years, it wasan immense privilege and I hope thatthe enormous amount of work thatwent on behind the scenes,undertaken largely by my fantasticteam, will serve as my legacy.

In the last two years, we havecompleted the transition from anunincorporated association tobecome a Company Limited byguarantee, we have restructured thecommittee, written and circulated aChapter constitution, appointed anew Treasurer/Company secretary,restructured the board of directors

and signed an MoU with LondonFirst, all whilst overseeing thebiggest financial turnaround in theChapter's history.

We have been at the forefront ofdeveloping the SecurityCommonwealth and the Joint SecurityAssociations Annual FundraisingEvents and have continued to engagewith Law enforcement, the regulatorand our professional peers.

I look forward to developing my newrole as Assistant Regional VicePresident with ASIS International andcontinuing to support our Chapter inmy role as a Director.

I look forward to seeing you againsoon.

Andy

* Chapter 208 emerged from Chapter44, so ASIS has been in the UK formuch longer.

Mike Bowles 1993-1994Mervyn David 1994-1998Geoff Whitfield 1998-2000Bill Wyllie CPP 2000-2003

Patricia Knight 2003-2005Stuart Lowden 2005-2007Derek Webster 2007-2008Barrie Millett 2008-2010

Mike Alexander BEM 2010-2014Andy Williams CPP 2014-2016David Clark CPP PCI PSP 2016-

* Chapter 208 emerged from Chapter 44, soASIS has been in the UK for much longer.

Past Chapter 208* Chairmen

Andy Williams CPP


David “Dave” C. Davis, CPP, is the61st president of ASISInternational. Mr Davis, whocurrently serves as seniormanager, Division Security forNorthrop Grumman InformationSystems, joined ASIS in 1999.ASIS is the largest membershiporganisation for securitymanagement professionals thatcrosses industry sectors,embracing every discipline alongthe security spectrum fromoperational to cybersecurity.

Over the course of his professionalcareer in security management, MrDavis has acquired vastexperience within large, complexorganisations. He has led securityactivities through multiple mergersand acquisitions, as well ascompany reorganisations andstart-ups. In addition to operationalsecurity, he has accumulatedseveral concurrent years of

managing fire protection;environmental, safety & health;and international trade compliancefunctions relative to technologytransfer of exports and imports.

He currently oversees securityprograms for the protection ofcompany assets at multiple USand international locations for theCommunications and IntegratedAir & Missile Defense Divisionswithin Northrop GrummanInformation Systems.

A dedicated and long-time ASISvolunteer leader, Mr Davis’sservice began within the ASISCouncil structure in 2003 wherehe served as the chair of the ASISDefense and Intelligence Council.He was elected to the ASIS Boardof Directors in 2007 and hassuccessively served as director,secretary, treasurer, andpresident-elect.

Mr. Davis is a graduate of

California State University,

Fullerton with a Bachelor’s degree

in criminal justice. He earned his

Certified Protection Professional

(CPP) certification from ASIS in

2006.


THE AGE OF INTERVENTION

Thank You!As you know each chapter is selffunded and, currently, receives nofunding from HQ.

Accordingly we rely upon the support ofcommercial organisations to help uspromote the educational, certification,standards and networking activities thatare at the core of what ASIS is all about.

Some organisations pay to exhibit at ourevents, others sponsor events orspecific activities, and others partnerwith the Chapter by offering us apresence at events (conference andexhibitions) to promote our work. Thereare also a number of charities we arepleased to have supported.

We are very well supported and withoutthese organisations, Chapter 208 wouldbe a very different organisation and wewould like to thank all of oursupporters, partners, exhibitors andsponsors for their support. Manyorganisations have supported us for anumber of years, which hopefullydemonstrates that there are good

commercial reasons for beingassociated with ASIS International.

We would encourage all members whomay have requirements, to considerusing the services and products ofthese organisations and, if you do,make it clear that you are an ASISmember and that you appreciate theirsupport.

Arc TrainingAxis CommunicationsAssociation of Security ConsultantsCanon/MilestoneDvtelEsoteric LtdFrontline Security SolutionsGallagher GroupHID Globali-ComplyIFSECInTech SolutionsISMI CertificationJSAFELenelLondon Air AmbulanceLondon FirstLynx SecurityMitie TSMMoneypenny

National Association of HealthcareSecurityNedap Security ManagementPTSD ResloutionQCC GlobalQuantum SecureReliance High-TechRetail Crime & Loss PreventionRoyal Marines Charitable Trust FundSDS Group LtdSecure IT Disposals LtdSecuritasSecurity and Counter Terror ExpoSecurity & Fire Excellence AwardsSecurity Twenty 15 TeledataTheSMATINYgTotal Security SummitTransport Security ExpoTyco InternationalUBMWCoSP

If you would like to discuss thebenefits to your organisation ofworking with ASIS in the UK, pleasecontact the office [email protected] one of us will make contact.

David C. Davis, CPP – ASIS 2016 President



ACTIVE SHOOTER

officers.

• When law enforcement or emergencymedical personnel are not yet at thescene, once you have reached a safelocation, call your national emergencynumber. Provide as much informationas possible to the emergency operatorabout the possible location of theshooter and if applicable how manydead or wounded and people alivestill at the scene.

Hide out:

If evacuation is not possible, find aplace to hide where the Active Shooter isless likely to find you. Make sure toswitch off the noise of certain devices,like your phone, pager etc., to avoiddrawing any attention from the shooter.

Hiding places you can consider:

• Out of the Active Shooter’s view

• A location that provides protection ifshots are fired in your direction. Forinstance an office with a closed andlocked door.

• Try to hide in a location that offers youoptions for movement. Do not trapyourself.

To prevent an Active Shooter fromentering your hiding place lock the doorand block it, if available, with heavyfurniture.

As soon as you have the chance to callthe emergency number to inform thepolice about the situation and thelocation of the shooter, do it. If youcannot speak for whatever reason, leavethe line open and allow the dispatcherto listen.

Take action against the active shooter.

As a last resort and only when your lifeis in imminent danger, attempt todisrupt and or incapacitate the ActiveShooter.

What options are there to

distract the Active Shooter?

• Acting as aggressively as possibleagainst the shooter and don’t showany fear.

• Throwing items and improvisingweapons

• Yelling and make yourself big

• Commit to your action, show theshooter that you are serious.

• If, at a certain moment, you make thedecision to take your chance and run,

then make sure you do not run in onestraight line but make unsuspectedmovements from left to right, fromhigh to low (jumps or crawling).

Whenever you see a chance, try to callthe emergency number. Yell anyinformation relevant for police andemergency medical personnel. If youcannot speak for whatever reason, leavethe line open and allow the dispatcherto listen.

Again, always try to avoid directconfrontation with the Active Shooterunless your life is in imminent dangerand you are sure that there is no otherway for you to have a chance to get outalive.

How to respond when the emergencyservices arrive?

Keep in mind that law enforcement’spurpose is to stop the Active Shooter assoon as possible. Officers will usuallyproceed directly to the area in which thelast shots were heard.

Police officers never arrive at such ascene alone, they arrive in teams. Theymost likely wear special outfits and arearmed with weapons as well as pepperspray or tear gas. Sometimes even K9teams are at the scene with theirspecial trained dogs for these kinds ofsituations.

Officers may shout commands and maypush individuals to the

ground for their safety. Always try toremain calm and follow instructions.

As soon as they have arrived it’sadvisable to do the following:

• Follow the officers’ instructions

• Put down any items in your hand(bags, jackets etc.)

• Immediately raise hands, spreadfingers and keep your hands visiblefor police at all times.

• Avoid making quick movementstowards police officers such asholding on to them for safety.

• Avoid pointing, screaming and/oryelling

• Do not stop to ask officers for help ordirections when evacuating, justproceed in the direction from whichofficers are entering the premises.Follow instructions and leave yourpersonal belongings behind.

As soon as you are in safety provide lawenforcement or the emergencydispatcher

with the following:

• The last known location of the ActiveShooter

• Number of shooters, if more than one.

• Physical and mental description of theshooter(s)

• Number and type of weapons (rifle,knife, etc.) held by the shooter(s)

• Number of potential victims and theirlocations

Once you’ve reached a safe location orassembly point, you will likely be held inthat area by law enforcement until thesituation is under control and allwitnesses have been identified andquestioned. Do not leave until lawenforcement authorities have instructedyou to do so. The first officers to arriveat the scene will not stop to help injuredpeople.

Expect rescue teams comprised ofadditional officers and emergencymedical personnel to follow the initialofficers. These rescue teams will treatand remove any injured persons. Theymay also call upon able-bodiedindividuals to assist in removing thewounded from the premises.

Despite the fact that an Active Shooter


usually arrives unannounced andunexpected, there are certain measuresyou can take and implement that canhelp you reduce the impact andtherefore the damage and the numberof victims.

To have an up-to-date Risk ManagementPlan and Emergency Action Plan ready,as well as a regular practice of drills thatcome with these plans so that theemployees are sufficiently educated andtrained, can already make a hugedifference.

I would certainly advice bigorganisations or companies to considerhiring an Intelligence Officer andProfilers. This is to detect and recognisestrange behaviour or suspicioussituations at an early stage. They arespecifically trained for that. A goodrelationship with local law enforcementand fire brigade always is of greatimportance.

With this article I’ve tried to explainbriefly and clearly about all the possiblerisks and actions you can take when youfind yourself in an Active Shootersituation to reduce as much risk aspossible.

Of course there is so much more

to tell and talk about when it comes tothis subject but this article is just meantas a kind of hand-out basic knowledgeor maybe guideline for you to use to takeaction if you have not already done so.

If you would like to talk more about thissubject feel free to contact me. Also ifthere is anything missing from thisarticle that you think should be in as aneed to know basic knowledge, I wouldlike to invite you to contact me.

I hope this article has been able to giveyou some clarification about the ActiveShooter in general.

Miranda Coppoolse, is a distinguished

Global Security Consultant who has

been in the Security industry for 26

years.

She specialises in areas of Intelligence,

High risk security, Interrogations, Intel-

agency liaison, Planning, Security audits,

Security trainings and many others.

Miranda studied Terrorism andCounterterrorism and gained furtherqualifications from the Police Force,Royal Netherlands Military Police,Ministry of Justice, NCOI, MaritimeAcademy, and GB Security Solutions Ltd.

She can be contacted by email [email protected]

ACTIVE SHOOTER




INDUSTRY AND PARLIAMENT TRUST

ASIS UK has been a supporter ofthe Industry and Parliament Trust,an educational Charity forParliament and Business for thelast two years and we will becontinuing to support this in 2016.As part of this support the IPT runa number of events throughout theyear and many of these coverareas of relevance the ASISmembers.

The full list is on the IPT sitewww.ipt.org.uk and if you seesomething of interest, please letour Vice Chairman Mike Hurstknow: please note that spaces arelimited and go quickly.

Here are details of some of theevents that ASIS UK membershave attended this year.

Planning Ahead: Flood Prevention2016

ASIS Representative: Dr Allison Wylde, Regent’s University London, ASIS International Commissionon Standards and Guidelines

The Industry and Parliament Trust(IPT), supported by BirminghamUniversity event, “Planning Ahead:Flood Prevention 2016” dinnerwas chaired by Ms Angela SmithMP, Shadow Minister forEnvironment, Food and RuralAffairs. Guest speakers includedMr Mark Shepherd, ManagerGeneral Insurance, Association ofBritish Insurers, (ABI), ProfessorDavid Hannah, Head of the Schoolof Geography and Professor ofHydrology, University ofBirmingham and ProfessorStephen Brammer, Department ofStrategy and InternationalBusiness University ofBirmingham. Guests included Mr

Andrew Fairburn, Head ofGovernment Relations, SevernTrent, Mr Christopher Hayton,Public Affairs Manager, AnglianWater Services Limited, TheBaroness Jones of Whitchurch,Opposition Spokesperson forEnvironment, Food and RuralAffairs, House of Lords Mr JohnMcNally MP, Vice Chair FloodPrevention All-Party ParliamentaryGroup and from the IPT, LizDawson, Parliamentary AffairsManager and COO Ms EmmaMakey. The IPT was established tosupport a trusted dialogue andfacilitate an exchange of ideasbetween Parliament and UKbusinesses in a non ‘party’, non-lobbying cross party environment.Over dinner the speakersdiscussed the topics of flood reinsurance “Flood re” and a projectconducted by the University ofBirmingham which explored boththe geology of flooding and itssocial impacts.

The first topic concerned Flood Re,(reinsurance) a temporary solutionfor home and business ownerswhose properties are at risk offlooding and are currently unableto obtain insurance has beenproposed. Flood Re is managed bythe reinsurance market, a privatelyowned section of the commercialinsurance market which suppliesinsurance to the brokers and endsellers of insurance, for example,AVIVA, More Th>n and theCooperative etc. The scheme willrun for twenty-five years to providecover, priced relative to aproperty’s council tax banding.

The second topic explored thefindings of the University ofBirmingham research project. Theproject explored the frequency,

magnitude and time horizon offloods, focusing on river beds,geology and catchment area. Thecatchment area describes theentire geographic area from whichany surface water, rainfall, ice ormelting snow feeds into anyparticular river or stream. Acatchment perspective is theapproach taken by the Europeanagencies and most likely will bethe approach taken in the UK.

Key findings included the differenteffects in terms of flood impact indifferent regions due todifferences in elevation, geology,micro-climate, vegetation,habitation and building styles.

The project also considered thesocial impacts on the people andservices involved. One key findingwas that the individuals employedto manage the flood, the bluelights services, the waterengineers and others suffered adouble-stress. Having suffered thestress of work and often longperiods of overtime, when theywent home, there was oftenadditional stress as their ownhome may have also suffered floodimpact.

General problems related toflooding in the past and futurepossibilities were also discussed.It was agreed that one impact offlooding was often associated witha lack of good quality informationwhich sometimes led to aconspiracy theory, compoundingproblems. Individual areas andregions experienced differingflooding impacts, with some areasbouncing back while othersappeared to experience problemsover the longer-term. The role ofthe media was also considered;those areas which hadexperienced extensive andsometimes negative TV coverageappeared to suffer most. Some

regions now appear to have gaineda reputation for flooding so muchso, that tourism continues to beaffected.

Finally, the panel discussed theneed for innovative solutions andpartnerships to enable the UK tomove from a ‘reliance on others’or‘blame culture’ approach to one ofindividual/community engagement

Industry andParliament Trust


INDUSTRY AND PARLIAMENT TRUST

and local action. A comparisonwith the Netherlands showed theirhistory of high levels of localcommunity engagement with theirlocal drainage board. This groundlevel partner-ship approach couldbe one model that UK regions maydecide to adopt. Finally the issueof homebuilding on flood plainswas discussed; it was agreed thatthis practice led to inappropriate

developments that created longterm problems.

Engaging in flood risk planningand management is essential forsecurity managers and ASIS

International (UK) members couldtake the lead through developingpartnerships with their localcommunities.

Below: The Industry andParliament Trust COO Ms EmmaMakey and Dr Allison Wylde

At the start of December I attendedan IPT (Industry & Parliament Trust)event at the House of Commons. Thetopic was “Defence in the Digital Age:Cyber Security”.

Guest speakers were Graham LeFevre, Head of Business Developmentfor Raytheon (and an ASIS committeemember) and Dr Andreas Mauthe,Professor of Computing, LancasterUniversity.

An esteemed gathering from a diversegroup of professionals, lead for aninteresting discussion on the cyberissues that we face and howorganisations are tackling the risk andthe challenges faced in doing so.

We discussed board by-in and thatpreviously board members haveglazed over and used the CISO time atboard meetings to catch up on theirblackberries, have a quick 40 winksetc. But after the high profile cyber-attacks that have made headlinesand impacted share prices, boardsare now much more engaged andopen to bringing this to the table.

We discussed the Internet of thingsand whilst controlling your heatingfrom your phone might be a neatgadget, how secure is it, and inopening up to these convenient smartsolutions, does the public understandthe implications? Professor Mauthetold us about a colleague, with the“smartest home in Lancaster”, whosestudents (remotely) went to his streetand tinkered with all of his bits andbobs, as they were able to get aroundhis security - his poor wife probablythought they had a poltergeist!!

We discussed the importance (andshortage) of engineers and coders,saying that coding needs to beintroduced at primary schools to fillthis gap. There was also talk aboutthe lack of women going into this

area, something that Dr Mauthe’speers across the globe comment thattheir classes have approx. 40%women and how behind we are in theUK.

Privacy and what can be doneregarding investigations and usingelectronic data for these investigatorypurposes, was also a topic that wasbrought up.

We also discussed convergence andthat physical security and informationsecurity need to be combined toensure all cyber risks are managed.

As you can imagine, an hour wasn’tlong enough to do this topic justice,but it was a lively debate and a greatopportunity and well recommended toanyone who gets the opportunity toattend another IPT event. There wasalso talk of “drone madness” on the26th December when all theChristmas drones (would preferperfume myself) are taken on theirvirgin flights and cause havoc, whichwill be something to look out for.

EthicsI have attended two IP events thisyear, both on the subject of Ethics.

The topic of the first event, at thestart of the year, was Leading byExample: A Values-Based Approachto Business was hosted by LordBilimoria CBE DL, Chairman, CobraBeer Partnership and the speakerwas Jonathan Myers, Vice Presidentof the Kellogg Company and the

second, in November, hosted by Rt.Hon. Lord McNally was on the subjectMeasuring Ethical Standards forProviders of Public Services and thespeaker was from G4S. The majorityof people at these dinners wereparliamentarians and during thecourse of these dinners thediscussions were quite wide rangingbut I hope that I was able to get overan ASIS viewpoint, and equallyhopefully raise the profile of ASIS asan organisation that represents thehighest standards in security and onethat should be taken notice of.

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ASIS UK Director, Dawn Holmes CPP

ASIS Vice Chairman Mike Hurst,speaking in Frankfurt



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Mark AbbottTeslim AkinsadeJean AndreZahid AnwarSarah ArmstrongSimon AtkinsonElaine AxeStephen BaileyMartin BarnesJohn BarrieCaroline BashfordAndrew BatesDarrell BennettKent BickmoreAlexander BombergFraser BomfordHerve BorrionScott BrantRichard BreachGraham BrownPaul BrownRachel BrownIain BurnsAbdul-Fatah Busari-GiwaAlan CainAdam CameronPeter ChippendaleDavid ClarkDaniel CoganSuzanne CollinsLee ConnellyMatthew CopleyAlastair Crisp CPPIain CumnerTom DahriAngus Darroch-Warren PSPNorman de Andrade David DomanskiDavid EamesJon EvettRaymond FellowsAdrian FieldingIain FindlayLouise ForrestEdward Forster-KnightLisa Foster

Beatrice FreemanAlex GameJonathan GiggHugo Gillum-WebbSimon GlynnPaul GrationAdam Greenslade Michael HanleyTim HartJames HatchardBrian HenriquesDaniel HeydenrychMIchael HodgesEdward HolmesChristopher HughesKevin HuntPhil JacksonEugene JonasBenjamin JonesSimon Jones PSPSteven KennyNeil KerrGregory KrzeminskiTimur LevitanJason LittleStuart MacdonaldKim Maclean-BristolChris MacleodAnthony MarcangeloRobert MarshallAndrew MartinBen MasonJuliet McKaneGary MerrellScott MitchellDanny MoodyTerry MullinsAndy MyersKim MyersSimon NashAlan NathanFrances NobesAdam NorrisBarry O'ConnorDavid O'NeillDavid Owen

Anthony PalinIrfan PandorRobert PhayreLorraine PimientaRajeev PradhanRod PrestonJeremy PyeCraig RahanianJames RichardsonBrian RocheSamantha RoperIan SamuelStella Sass PSPRodwell SaundersMark SavageStuart SavillRick SheerChristopher SissonSimon SmartNeil SouthwellSimon SpeightGary StantonGraeme Steven CPPNicky StonesRichard SumnallIan SutcliffeStephen SuttonLee SykesLiz TeggRobert ThompsonWesley ThomsonSteven TurnerTony UpwardLevent UralIbrahim UsmanAndrew WalkerStephen WardMarc WaringWilliam WeekesGuy WilliamsMartin WilliamsNicola WraggMatt WrightStuart Wynne CPPMoruf YusuffAndrew Zdunich

Welcome to these new members whohave joined ASIS UK Chapter in 2015



WOMEN IN SECURITY COUNCIL

ASIS Women In SecurityHappy New Year! Like most ofthe population, this is the time Iam thinking about getting my acttogether: listing what needs tobe achieved in order to keep ontrack with my plans for worlddomination (around 2019 if youare interested!).

For WiS here is my list so far…

Create an up-to-date contact listof our members. This will helpme understand who is interestedand give me a feel for howeffectively we are getting ourmessage out. I’m also alwaysbeing asked by my Europeanpartners how many are in theWiS and I can’t really stall/lieanymore! So, please provide yourcontact details to Jude

[email protected] Please titleemails “WiS contact list”.

I then plan to create a WiSLinkedIn page - I tried previously,but the page put out was linkedto the main ASIS page, whichplaced restrictions on things (i.e.non ASIS members couldn’tjoin/access etc). The new pagewon’t be affiliated - ideally I wantrepresentatives from ASIS, SyI,WCoSP, WSS and universitygraduates so we can all use thepage as a platform to advertiseall events, share successes,make it the ‘go to’ page for allthings security for us. With thediversity and masses ofexperience accumulated we willbe able to help anyone whoposts, find mentors for mentees.I’m not the most Internet savvyperson on the planet, so

LinkedIn may not be the way togo, but I’m sure we will havesome super-geeky members whocan help with this.

At the December AGM Andyspoke about the amazing workthat has been done to turnaround the Chapter’s accounts. Iwill be looking for WiS to also dothis and with members’ help, Iam looking to exploit anypotential that we have togenerate some revenue. Wecould look to support anapprentice, fund education,donate to charity or start a smallawards scheme, or fund morewine for events.

In the autumn I met with mypeers from the French andNetherlands WiS schemes.Stephanie Bergouigan, fromFrance, is our new EMEA WiSlead and she has set some goalsfor the teams: sharing bestpractice and increasing thereach of each WiS group.

Stephanie also wants to ensurewomen are better represented inthe media/trade press. Thismeans we have to step up andstart writing/putting articles outthere: we cannot complain aboutbeing underrepresented/ourviews not being heard, if wearen’t pushing ourselvesforward. I will be speaking tomagazines about this and willsee if I can get some articlewriting/training pointers - to helpthose interested in gettingpublished (also, for my fellowCPP/PSPs/ CSyP, FSyI - articlesget you CPD points).

Finally, I need to get moreorganised with the WiS events:dates in diaries, larger eventsand I will be calling on the manypeople who have offered to helpto get things back on track.

On the whole, it’s looking goodand I’m really excited to workwith you all for another year.

Thanks, Dawn



SECURITY

Mark Rowe has previouslywritten about 1914, and1978; this time he aimsin between.As the book’s sleeve puts it,many people recognise the threatto their property but only have alimited idea of how to tackle it.Many others are living in a fool’sparadise believing theprecautions they took many yearsago are still adequate today. Stillothers appear altogetherunaware of the security problem.You’d put your name to that,wouldn’t you? Yet it comes fromSecurity: Attitudes andTechniques for Management, byvarious authors, and publishedfor Chubb on their 150thanniversary in . . . 1968.

To dive into this book – and if anyof the chapters are boring, atleast they aren’t long – is to loseyourself in a different world, yetone well within living memory. It’sdifferent for two reasons,although it’s striking how familiarthe ‘security problems’ are. Theftfrom cash in transit, burglary,smash and grab, and fire runthrough the book; as do thesecurity products: alarms, safesand vaults. And how you appliedthose products, according to risk,was understood.

And yet if we were to wake up in1968, we might find it hard to fitin, let alone do the job ofsecurity, for two reasons. First,where are the computers?Nothing’s digital, everything’s onpaper. For example, take thechapter on ‘security and people’by J O Blair-Cunynghame. Hetalks of personnel in terms ofrecruitment, promotion, training,rewards, airing of grievances(‘where there are not establishedchannels… either for shop flooror office, or particularly for highlytechnically qualified staff, thentension builds up which notinfrequently results in breachesof security’) and procedures inquite a sophisticated way. Muchof it remains sound: “There is no

doubt that careful selection andsubsequent promotion of theright men and women willsignificantly reduce the securityrisk.” Although, what did hemean by ‘the right men’?

This was an altogether simplerworld of filing cabinets,typewriters and carbon paper,when tablets meant somethingelse, and a memory stick waswhat an Aborigine carried. Therelies the second reason why 1968seems so different, odd even.Some of the objects taken forgranted then have becomemuseum pieces, and new oneshave been invented (bringingsecurity risks). If we think of1968, we may well think of theBeatles, Carnaby Street, theApollo space missions, or thefirst Star Trek with James T Kirkand Mr Spock (and we can pausebriefly to wonder whether theoriginal was best). Such thingspointed to the future - namely us;think of the Enterprise crew’scommunication devices, just likeour mobile phones. Yet they wereonly one ingredient in 1968.Another ingredient were mensuch as Blair-Cunynghame, andSir Philip Margetson, writer of thechapter, ‘The Growth of industrialsecurity’. These men served inthe Second World War – indeed,Margetson fought in the First.Their minds, although only oneingredient of 1968, were formedmuch earlier, in the reigns ofGeorge V, even Queen Victoria(Margetson was born in 1894,like one of my grandfathers).

To the younger people inworkplaces in general andsecurity departments andcompanies in 1968, such menmay have seemed old-fashioned,with their three-piece suits, plainties and shined shoes. Ironically,as Margetson suggested, securitywas a ‘mushroom industry’ thathad ‘grown enormously since1960’: “But this is not a case foralarm except, perhaps, for thecriminal.” Society could no longerleave protection of property and

detection of crime to the police,‘in the face of the ruthlessonslaught on society by themodern criminal’. Note the word‘modern’ there; though in his70s, Margetson was part of ayoung and novel industry. He hadleft the Army for a second careerin the Metropolitan Police, risingto Assistant Commissioner, andwas in his third, as chairman ofSecuricor, an example of how theearly security companies drew onformer policemen, if only insearch of respectability.

If you think that past securitymanagement has nothing to tellthe present, you have probablynot read this far. But if you have,consider this tale fromMargetson: of how in 1935, tocombat house breakings in northLondon, householders clubbedtogether to pay for guards. ItsHampstead branch becameNight Guards Limited, and laterSecuricor, now the S in G4S. In2015 Hampstead residentsmade the news, trying to raisemoney (online, naturally?!) to payfor more police officers, tocombat street robberies. Isprivate security missing anopportunity there (surely G4Scan under-cut the police, anddeliver a better service)? Or is it asign of how police are becomingmore like private security – andnot the other way around?


MERVYN DAVID AWARD


Named in honour of a formerChapter Chairman, the MervynDavid Award is presented tosomeone, usually a Chaptermember for outstanding serviceto the security profession and /or ASIS International. As anaside, Chris Brogan MA LLM aformer ‘rock ape’ (RAF Regiment)actually served under the lateMervyn David.

He has had a long and highlysuccessful career as aninternational corporateinvestigator and has heldleadership roles in a number ofprofessional bodies includingbeing Chairman of the

International Council ofInternational Investigators, aDirector and Treasurer of TheSecurity Institute and aCommittee Member of ASIS UKChapter.

After thinking he had retired,Chris was dragged back into aleadership role within ASIS asChapter Treasurer and CompanySecretary following a lunch withVice Chairman Mike Hurst: heeven paid for the lunch.

Chris, who has Masters Degreesin Company Director and in Law,has worked extraordinarily hardto reconstitute the Chapter as aCompany Limited by guarantee

and get our finances andgovernance on a solid footing.

This award is small recognition ofhis contribution to ASIS and thewider security world. He has hadan interesting life and will happilytell you all about it over a smallglass of sherry or six.

Please welcome JadeDavies a new memberof the editorial teamAs a recent post graduate andrelatively new member of thesecurity industry it is mypleasure to join the ASIS family.My reason for studying crimeand terrorism at university andmy subsequent decision topursue a career in the securityindustry is simple; I find crime,

and the process that led to thecriminal act, fascinating! As ayoung member of both ASISand the WCoSP I am keen totake a leading role in bringingnew, young talent into theindustry and I feel privileged tohave the opportunity to take anactive role in achieving thisgoal with ASIS.

Paul Tennent of Arc/Tavcom Training collecting an ASIS UKVeteran’s Certificate on behalf of his father Mike Tennent,founder and non Executive Chairman of Tavcom Training.

Mike is not in the best of health currently and we weredelighted that Paul was able to collect the certificate on hisbehalf.

Paul has himself had some health issues recently and wewish him, Mike and the whole family all the best.

The Mervyn David Award

2000 Paul Barker CPP 2001 Hans Wermdalen CPP 2002 Geoff Whitfield 2003 Rt Hon Bruce George MP

2005 David Dickinson (BSIA)2006 Peter French MBE CPP2008 Nigel Flower CPP 2009 David Cresswell CPP PSP

2011 David Hines (National Victims Association)2012 Baroness Harris of Richmond DL2013 Don Randall MBE 2014 Commissioner Adrian LeppardQPM

Past Winners of the Award


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AGM 2016

SPRING 2016

ASIS Next Generation - Former Chapter Chairman andHonorary Life Vice President, Derek Webster actually trained at Hendon with Andy Williams’ father. Derek

acted as our returning officer for the elections.

Thanks to State Street Bank’s John Murphy CPP PSP, for hosting the AGM.

Patrick Rea of charity PTSD Resolution. With help from The Big Give, the ASIS 60th birthday party raised over

£5,000 to help treat veterans and reservists

Dr Vibhor Gupta of Quantum Secureone of the events sponsors.



AGM 2016

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Security Industry Authority, Chief Executive, Alan Clamp.

There was, as always, quite a lot to cover at theAGM. The event was hosted by State Street Bank attheir Canary Wharf offices on 10th December andwe thank them along with the sponsors (FrontlineSecurity Solutions, Quantum Secure and Securitas)and exhibitors.

Treasurer, Chris Brogan, went through theChapter’s accounts which showed that, financially,this has been the best year in the Chapter’s historyand that our new governance procedures areworking well, albeit there will, no doubt, be a fewtweaks along the way.

Chris later received the Mervyn David Award for hisservices both to the Chapter and the security

profession as a whole.

The election for the Board went smoothly withseven candidates for the four available vacanciesand as reported previously a (short) Board meetingwas convened to elect a new Chairman, AndyWilliams CPP stepping down to take up a role asAssistance Regional Vice President in Europeanregion 9A. At this meeting David Clark CPP PCIPSP was elected unanimously to serve asChairman.

With the European Conference taking placed againin London April 6th—8th and lost of new initiativestaking place. 2016 should be another great yearfor the Chapter and ASIS International overall.


ASIS 15TH EUROPEANSECURITY CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION

LONDON, UK | 6–8 APRIL 2016


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