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Town Clerk and Chief Executive of the City of London Corporation, John Barradell OBE
John Barradell began by saying: “The City’s position as the world-leading centre of financial and professional services is founded in its reputation as a safe and secure location to do business,” and thanked the CoLCPA and other partner organisations that help keep the City a safe place.
John spoke about the City of London Corporation’s vision for the City after a period of unprecedented economic turbulence and political upheaval and the related campaigns – showcasing the City’s varied and vibrant attractions – to encourage people back to the City. He said: “We need our businesses to be welcoming back residents, workers, and visitors alike so that they can thrive.”
John welcomed the boost that the Elizabeth Line will bring to the Square Mile when it comes into operation on 24 May. He explained that the City of London Corporation is pushing ahead with its Transport Strategy and Climate Action Plan, giving examples of projects that aim to improve the experience of walking in the City and ultimately reduce casualties and improve air quality.
He moved onto to explain that the appeal of the City goes beyond the business and professional sphere. The new policy chairman Chris Hayward (the political lead in the City) has unveiled the direction for the City – Destination City – with plans to: “Revitalise our streets and reinvigorate our business, enhance the leisure offer, create a destination that is vibrant, fun, inclusive and remains anchored in the City’s unique identity.”
Chair of City of London Police Authority and Patron of CoLCPA, James Thomson
James Thomson noted that priorities of the City of London are to continue investing in policing and security, support a vibrant night- time economy that is safe for all, and cyber and economic crime.
He noted that partnership working is a cornerstone for success, highlighting, in particular, the Safer City Partnership. He thanked everyone, including CoLCPA, for the important part they play.
The City of London Crime Prevention Association offers monthly meetings with the latest terrorism and crime updates, as well as information on other threats and risks and measures to mitigate them.
If you are interested in joining the CoLCPA, please email
contact@cityoflondoncpa.org.uk.
For more information, please visit
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National update
continues to provide fast time, accurate and authoritative messaging, with an average of 30 messages sent per month, via nearly 3,500 Industry Sector Leaders. More than 140 trade associations are also registered, creating a potential reach of more than 12 million businesses and communities.
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The recent Extinction Rebellion (XR) demonstrations in the City of London showed the speed of response and extent of the messages, with nearly 70 related messages sent in April.
The aim of CSSC is to harmonise the sharing of information and it is fully supportive of related initiatives. For example, in the City of London, the recently launched CityIntel is a new joint communications platform developed by the City Security Council (CSC) that allows real-time incident information to flow rapidly between the City of London Police Joint Command Control Room (JCCR) and the CSC members who are based in the City. The CSSC initiative is aligned with CityIntel.
We welcome Mike Owens, the incoming Chairman for CSSC North-West, with thanks to outgoing Chairman, Marc Bannister.
There are CSSC hubs in each of the UK regions. In this edition, we include updates from East Midlands CSSC and CSSC North- East and Yorkshire from their recent newsletters:
Message from CSSC North-East and Yorkshire Chair, Andy Davis, MSc., CSyP, FSyI, CPP
2022 was supposed to be the year where we were able to recover from two years of COVID and return to what was mooted as the ‘New Normal’, in whatever form that took. Then war returned to Europe!
Few anticipated the unfolding actions of the Russian government against Ukraine, a neighbouring sovereign state, nor the horrors that continue to be witnessed by those of us lucky enough to have a free media upon which we can make informed
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decisions about what is actually happening. Our thoughts are with all those suffering because of this conflict.
What the conflict has also shown is the importance of accurate and timely information that can be used to protect individuals and organisations from harm. That demonstrates the relevance of CSSC as an accurate information source which businesses can rely upon and trust to be accurate.
As a region, our Senior Management Team met on the 1 April where we discussed some of the existing vacancies and agreed the appointment of three new members of the board to support sub-regional activities. Many thanks to everybody who volunteered their services for these positions and we look forward to working with the new board members over the coming months.
We look forward to welcoming new and old members to our next regional event which is being held in Darlington on 7 July 2022. We will be joined by the Police & Crime Commissioner for Durham, Joy Allen as well as trainers from the regional Counter-Terrorism Police and over 25 businesses who have already signed up for this event.
Message from the East Midlands CSSC, Andrew Nicholls
The aim of the East Midlands CSSC is to reach as many people as possible through connections to businesses, local organisations, charities, government bodies, to name a few.
The East Midlands Region is now four years old and our membership continues to grow. There are more than 350 member organisations listed on our database, with a potential reach of over a quarter of a million! We are receiving some great support from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit and we will shortly be helping to launch a new business fraud awareness initiative across the region. Our success has been due to the support of the local Counter Terrorism Security Advisers and the work of our Industry Sector Leaders as well as the considerable commitment made by our board members, who give a lot of their own time to make things happen.
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