Public-Private Security Cooperation Projects: A tale of two cities
T
he concept of public-
private cooperation for security is not as obvious as one might think in the French context. Indeed, according to the French declaration of civil rights, a key component of the French constitution, security can only be provided by a public force.
Whilst across Europe since the 50s one can witness the move towards security deregulation and increased cooperation between public and private actors, in France the trend is not quite the same. Although France didn't have a national police force until it was imposed in 1941 by Collaborators then in charge of France, the move was never reversed and it is only very recently that municipal police forces were restored. Despite this step to bring closer to the citizen the provision of security, it still remains very much the quasi-exclusive domain of the state. However, faced with ever decreasing available resources, the state had to turn recently to the private security sector to increase an adequate provision of security.
Two years ago an office for public and private security sector cooperation was created at the French Ministry of the Interior. ASIS in France has been looking at Project Griffin for some time and it was an obvious choice when selecting best practices which could inspire senior staff at the French Ministry of the Interior. Thanks to the help of Don Randall and Graham Bassett, a first visit was organised of the Griffin Project in September 2014 at the initiative of ASIS Region 9A, which includes both the United Kingdom and France under one roof.
private security representatives. During this second visit earlier this year, the French delegation was joined by Valérie Hatsch, chief of staff to the Préfet of Hauts de Seine, one of the busiest business areas near Paris. For Thierry Coudert, “testing cooperation projects between public security forces, private security providers and municipal police forces... is an important innovation on which [his department] is working and which should find practical implementations in the years to come”. Based on the lessons learned from Griffin, one pilot area has been identified in the business district of La Défense, close to the heart of Paris where all these forces are present and face significant challenges. The pilot started in June and is expected to produce interesting follow ups in the months to come with an official launch by the end of the year.
Nicolas Le Saux, PhD, CPP, Regional Vice President, Region 9A, ASIS International.
A
t the end of 2012, CSSC
(in collaboration with the Post Office and London
Prepared) conducted a survey of Industry Sector Leads to recognise and understand perceived critical risks to business. The risks were categorised into political, technological, economic, legal, social and environmental, and the survey results informed the "London Resilience Business Risk Framework - Survey Report". A substantial amount of valuable work has since been carried out as a result of this report.
Coached by Stéphanie Bergouignan, leader of the Women in Security initiative for the region, and Eric Davoine, ASIS French Chapter chair, Thierry Coudert, Préfet, Délégué Interministériel aux Coopérations de Sécurité (Head of Security Partnerships), and his deputy, Colonel Pascal Hurtault, met in the City of London leaders of Project Griffin, including Ian Mansfield and Alex Williams.
This first exchange of views led the way to more visits and in particular an in-depth review of the Awareness Day training put in place by the City of London Police at Wood Street, as well as on-site exchanges with
© CI TY S ECURI TY MAGAZ INE – AUTUMN 2015
Almost three years on, the landscape in the UK has changed: the UK threat level from international terrorism has increased to SEVERE, the economy appears to be strengthening, we are waiting to see what changes the recently elected government has in store, and CSSC has expanded beyond London to regions considerably further afield and plans to cover the whole of the UK in due course.
It is vitally important to ensure we fully understand and can respond to business risks in this new environment. We have set up a new national survey and I urge you to take the time to help us develop a new Business Risk Framework for the UK.
www. c i t y s e cur i t yma ga z ine . com
The survey can be accessed at
www.surveygizmo.co.uk/s3/2198259/N ational-Business-Risk-Framework and should take no more than 15 minutes to complete.
Please share the survey link with your own networks and encourage them to complete it as well - we need as many organisations of all sizes, sectors and locations as possible to participate in order to build a comprehensive picture.
Don Randall, MBE
City of London Police – Force Awards
T
he City of London Police held their annual Force Awards in June; a
superbly organised celebration of the key individuals and teams in the City of London. A range of awards included Cadet of the Year to Anisa Shahid; Police Officer of the Year to Darren Brockwell; Team of the Year to Operation Broadway, Project Servator, Operational Planning and Duties (pictured above); and Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by the City of London Crime Prevention Association, to Alison Perman – Crime Directorate.
CSSC 2015 Annual Charity Celebration Dinner, 27 October is at the Grange City Hotel, London. For booking details email
admin@cityoflondoncpa.org.uk
The Joint Security Annual Fundraising Event, 30th September is at the Grange City Hotel, London. To secure tickets and a place at this very special event, contact Helen on 08453 707717 or email
Helen@security-institute.org
or visit
www.security-
institute.org/events/jsafe_2015
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