NEWS
SAFER PARKING SCHEME
Hertfordshire police receives its Park Mark award
WINNING WAYS IN HASTINGS
The Priory Meadow Shopping Centre in Hastings has successfully retained its Safer Parking Scheme Park Mark status.
THE FORCE IS WITH YOU
It was a case of leading by example, as
Hertfordshire police headquarters car park joined Hatfield and Stevenage police stations in being awarded the Park Mark accreditation. The Safer Parking Scheme is run jointly by the Associations of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and the BPA, so the force was
effectively backing its own scheme. Hertfordshire HQ’s
accreditation was awarded by BPA area manager Ian Carmichael to Crime Reduction Unit Inspector Paul Lawrence. Carmichael said: ‘As police assist in accrediting these awards, it is right that HQ should lead by example in
AWARD SUCCESS FOR LIVINGSTON
The Almondvale Retail Park at Livingston, Scotland, is the latest in the town to receive the Park Mark award. Highview Parking – the company responsible for management of the car park – received the Park Mark in a recent inspection. This is a first for Highview in Scotland and Tom Porter, senior area manager for the BPA, said ‘I am delighted that Highview have achieved the award. It is encouraging to see a new company operating in Scotland place such status in the award.’ A spokesperson for Highview said: ‘As part of our policy for good car park management, we are very proud to receive the Park Mark award for this car park. As a service provider that works in partnership with our clients, we have helped Almondvale Retail Park realise it is investment in delivering a safe parking environment for its users. The Park Mark certificate was presented by Inspector Michaela
Kerr of Lothian and Borders Police. She said: ‘I am pleased to see another facility within the town has achieved the Park Mark award. In conjunction with partners, our goal is to ensure that Livingston is a safe place for residents and visitors alike. This further strengthens the commitment to that goal.’
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providing a safe car park for its officers and staff.’ Lawrence said: ‘We have helped to accredit more than 100 car parks in Hertfordshire and are very happy that HQ has now also been awarded Park Mark accreditation. We can now reliably reassure everyone who uses the car park that it is a safe place to leave their vehicle.’
The car park was recently re-assessed by Trevor Cox, the Sussex Police Accredited Assessor and Mike Bibby, BPA area manager for the south east.
Over the past year, despite more than 750,000 vehicles using the car park, only two vehicle-related incidents have been reported, showing the parking facility to be safe and non-threatening for customers.
NO BRAINER FOR BRAINTREE
An Essex parking partnership is collecting Park Mark awards at an unprecedented rate, with its total number of awards now standing at 56. And this is despite the effects of financial constraints on the management of local authority facilities. Braintree District Council is the latest to be re-awarded after an inspection by John Hills, the Essex Police Accredited Assessor, and Mike Bibby, BPA area manager for the south east.
Braintree District Council
is part of the North Essex Parking Partnership, comprising Colchester Borough Council, Uttlesford District Council and
Epping Forest District Council. Over the past year, Braintree’s facilities have only experienced five car park related crimes, a fact that Bibby attributes to good management practices, regular visits by the civil enforcement officers (CEOs), CCTV cover for some of the facilities and the overall dedication of the parking team.
Bibby said: ‘As always, financial constraints are beginning to take effect, but the Parking Partnership can see the benefits of the scheme and is working towards increasing its accreditations in the coming months within Epping Forest District Council.’
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