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I value the work of all our partners and partnerships and without them we wouldn’t continue to reduce crime in the Square Mile today. Moving forward, it will be these relationships that will help us tackle the challenges of the future.


What led you to choose a career in policing?


My father and grandfathers worked as police officers and this means that I was very comfortable and aware of the work that policing does. These role models showed me the fundamental principles of public service around professionalism, integrity and fairness, and these stay with me today. Crime and policing has changed considerably in my career but the desire of my officers and staff to deliver a professional service to the public is the same driver that made me want to be a police officer 32 years ago.


What attributes do you think have helped you succeed in your police career?


If you are to be a success in policing you need to be able to make important decisions, often without all the necessary information available to you. This means you need good judgment and the ability to recognise when a decision needs to be made immediately.


Good leadership means empowering your staff to take the decisions necessary to be able to deliver the best service we can. During my four years at the City of London Police we have invested in our leadership programme to ensure this culture is embedded across the organisation and this work continues.


What advice would you give the 18- year-old you, to best prepare for your policing career?


I have had an excellent career and I don’t regret the decisions I made, but I would say to myself to take the opportunities available and don’t get bogged down in rank or role.


Policing is a complex industry and the number of specialisms available to develop your skills and experience is vast. I have had a varied career across three police forces and several different policing disciplines, and it is this experience that helps me as Commissioner today.


Maria Toman, CIS, Security Officer


Profile of a Griffin trained security officer


E


ach issue, City Security magazine spotlights how Project Griffin is


impacting on the security world. This time we profile Maria Toman, a front- of-house security officer with CIS, working in the City of London. Maria, with 10 years security experience, is positive about her role: “I am a people person and this is a caring profession. I believe my main job is safeguarding, at the same time as promoting a positive image and helping.”


Maria attended Project Griffin training in October 2015 and found it enjoyable and valuable: “As a security officer, you have to be assertive and deal rationally with a variety of situations. This training increased my understanding. What stood out for me is that if I have concerns about anything unusual, I can be confident about calling the police.”


The video on radicalisation also made an impact on Maria: “It made it seem more real, you see this could happen – it really brings it to life. It could be your next door neighbour. I am now more knowledgeable about what to look out for.”


Maria would definitely recommend attending Project Griffin to her colleagues, especially at the beginning of their security careers. “It makes you


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more aware, you know what to look out for and helps you to think outside the box. Project Griffin makes you feel that are you expected to do more.”


Maria summarised her approach: “I want to know and help as much as possible. My role is important, I am part of the security family.”


For more information about Project Griffin training in the City of London visit www.cityoflondon.police.uk otherwise contact the National Counter Terrorism Security Office www.nactso.gov.uk .......................................................................


CSSC represented at Exercise Unified Response


T


he 41 leading CSSC Industry Sector Leaders (ISLs) covering all 33 industry


sectors, 5 BIDs (Business Improvement Districts) and 5 BROs (Business Representative Organisations) represented CSSC in Exercise Unified Response, held in March 2016.


Hosted by the London Fire Brigade on behalf of the London Resilience Partnership, this was a large scale, complex, live command post exercise, believed to be the biggest multi- agency training exercise held. It was conducted simultaneously at four separate venues in central and south-east London as well as at a disused power station located near the Dartford river crossing.


The specially chosen ISLs received a number of CSSC iModus email messages during the four days. The ISLs were not required to take any action other than advise their senior colleagues that they were taking a passive part in this extremely large civil exercise and, if possible, to consider how they would respond if such an emergency actually occurred.


Further information can be found at www.london-fire.gov.uk


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