Canary Wharf security review
We are now in the process of installing tablet devices in our vehicle checkpoints, canteens, briefing rooms and offices which will give fast-time updates from our control centre.
The final challenge as part of the review was the realisation that, as we become more proactive, ‘if you go hunting for tigers you may find some’. As a private security organisation we are clearly not equipped or trained to confront an attack. We have met and briefed the local Borough Police and the Metropolitan Police Specialist Firearms Command. The support received from both has been exceptional and demonstrated a
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good understanding of our operation. The patrol frequency has increased considerably along with other projects such as the provision of Canary Wharf radios to the Police to improve the speed of communication.
We are not complacent about the future and there remains work to be done. The predictions are that there will be over 200,000 people using the estate within the next ten years, equating the challenge with that of policing a small city.
Challenges for the future include updating our communication systems, upscaling the
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control room to cope with the increased volume and the construction of residential developments, meaning that considerable numbers of residents will be within the estate boundaries.
The quality of our staff, technical measures, recruitment and professional development dictate that we are well placed to achieve this.
Nick Bennett Estate Security Manager. Canary Wharf Group plc
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