The aim of the Building Security Accreditation scheme is to raise the standards of security within multi-occupied buildings.
A
ward presentations were made at the monthly City of London Crime
Prevention Association meeting at the Drapers Hall, to the buildings listed below that recently passed accreditation.
Each company was awarded with a prestigious plaque, certificate and window stickers, by Don Randall MBE.
• BNP Paribas, 55 Moorgate • Chancery House • Nomura, 1 St Martin’s Le Grand • Nomura, 1 Angel Lane • Dexter House, Royal Mint Court • 40 Holborn Viaduct • Nationwide, 1 Threadneedle Street • 4-6 Royal Exchange Buildings • Spitalfields Estate • 100 Cannon Street • 60 Threadneedle Street
An accurate, timely and authoritative national initiative
T
hese are the key adjectives that describe the safety and security information
provided free of charge by the CSSC Project in a partnership for a safer city.
Since its inception CSSC has been run as a not for profit organisation, but has relied heavily on charitable donations for its running costs and administration expenditure. Application for the CSSC project to be registered as a charity has now been successful and it was officially granted charity status on 11th September.
The charity will be officially launched at a celebration dinner to be held at the Grange City Hotel on Tuesday 15th October. Sir David Wootton, last year’s Lord Mayor of London and Chair of the Trustees, will host the event. James Brokenshire MP, the Minister for Security at the Home Office and one of the founders of CSSC, will be the guest speaker.
The Industry Sector Leader (ISL) role is fundamental to the CSSC concept and structure. Each business sector is now represented by one or more ISLs who are able to cascade safety and security messages, represent their specific industry sector or member organisation and act as a conduit with the CSSC hub.
For further information on how to apply for accreditation, please contact Irona Wilson,
admin@cityoflondoncpa.org.uk
The CSSC project currently has over 190 ISLs and deputies spread over 29 business sectors, who cascade information through their various business links, trade organisations and contacts. The potential reach for CSSC messaging is nearly 8 million people throughout the nation.
The CSSC has developed a monthly Business Bulletin which features advice and guidance documents. The fourth edition addressed the subjects of ‘Know your Banknotes’ and ‘Travel Safety’.
Previous editions included timely advice about: Planning for Heatwave; Cyber crime top tips; IT & Network Resilience; and The Business Case for Sprinkler Systems. The bulletins also display a useful diary of forthcoming events.
Graham Tucker CSSC Project Director
www.cssc.gb.com
8 © CI TY S ECURI TY MAGAZ INE – AUTUMN 2013
Project Griffin’s primary mission is to engage, encourage and enable members of the community to work in partnership with the police to deter, detect and counter terrorist activity and crime.
F
irst launched in the 1990s, Project Griffin is a national operation run by all police forces
to brief business and other partners on Counter Terrorism (CT) issues. This encourages those who work in partnership with the police to deter, detect and report terrorist activity and crime, including any suspicious activities.
British Transport Police (BTP) has adapted this national programme to focus specifically on the railway industry and has recently been running a series of awareness days for members of staff from Heathrow Express.
Attendees are given essential information and guidance on CT. This covers everything from possible methods of attack, recognising, reporting and reacting to suspicious activity to recommended precautions and security.
Speaking at the awareness day held in September, Barry Bishop, Customer Service Representative (CSR), said, “Today has been fantastic! This training is much needed and has been really well presented. It’s helped to enhance working relationships between both organisations. I would thoroughly recommend this awareness day.”
Superintendent David Roney who has overall responsibility for Project Griffin at BTP said, “We want to deliver a message to the staff of the partners who work with us that responsibility for helping to combat terrorism lies with each and every one of us. We do this at the awareness days, whilst providing them with the tools and knowledge that they need.
“When we re-launched Project Griffin we wanted to ensure that the original principles and objectives of the initiative were retained, whilst focusing the training particularly on the railway industry.”
Dave Webb, Tasking & Project Griffin Coordinator explained, “In delivering these sessions we are contributing to reducing disruption and also increasing passenger confidence. We are equipping the staff of our partners to deal with situations in the appropriate manner, which helps us to have more eyes, more ears and more feet to assist across the whole network.”
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