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Continued police&security o r g a n i s a t i o n s


Our work to regulate the industry, governed by the Private Security Industry Act 2001, continued throughout the pandemic. We switched to home working overnight.


However, we also faced some challenges and limitations in what we could do, particularly on dependencies with some third parties – for example, where paper documents were still required and court dates rescheduled. We also cannot extend the length of individual licences beyond three years without primary legislation.


Some of the changes that COVID-19 has forced will be short term, but many will become the regular way of working. There are still major challenges ahead for many security sectors in 2021. The SIA will continue to listen to, and work closely with, the industry. The learning in a nutshell: the importance of agility, collaboration and engagement.


preparing installers for the switch to ALL-IP by 2025, promoting the urgency of being prepared as the transition begins in earnest. In the same month the Association saw the fruits of its lobbying on behalf of our Asset Property Marking members in gaining an extension on licensing of vehicle marking as a new standard is developed, a project that the BSIA will be taking a significant lead on.


A major focus this year, which comes with its own challenges, has been the work alongside the Security Institute (Syl) and the Security Commonwealth (SyCom) on raising the perceptions of the security officer in the political and public arena. Our campaign ‘The Hidden Workforce’ aims to highlight the valuable and positive work our industry sector undertakes and how it can assist government, police authorities and the public in creating a safe and secure environment for us all to live and work in.


Alarm Receiving Centre operators were quick to recognise where standards fit for the ‘old normal’ were found lacking in accommodating risk mitigation of remote working, and Key Worker status clarification sought to ensure ARC operations were not compromised but able to function in the midst of lockdown. NSI was wholly supportive of creative initiatives which were demonstrably in the spirit of, if not to the letter of, relevant standards.


Throughout the pandemic NSI’s role as the leading certification body has continued to focus on setting sector standards, including its involvement in various Standards working groups, so helping buyers address their risks.


More broadly ‘necessity is the mother of invention’ still rings true with wide adoption of digital collaboration technologies available for some time but only accepted widely in the midst of lockdown by people in all walks of life striving to keep things moving.


2020 has probably been one of the most unpredictable years, with us all having to deal with a global pandemic.


It is no surprise that many businesses and individuals were unprepared for such a scale of restrictions and events unfolding, as there hasn’t been anything like this in modern history.


The COVID-19 pandemic has been a major influence in the work the BSIA has been focusing on in representing our members this year. In March we lobbied the government to gain key worker recognition and status for members of security officer services and all those operating in the security sector who provide service and support for critical services.


We have also worked on raising awareness of the importance of cash as a safe choice, during and beyond lockdown, for our cash in transit members, who have been hugely impacted by events of the last six months as the use of card payments increases and use of cash decreases. In September we continued our work with the telecoms industry in


Since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in March 2020 the security sector has demonstrated its readiness to adapt, often creatively, to the uncharted and challenging circumstances.


Given the need to adapt and respond to a sharply changing trading environment and maintain safety and requirements as set out in their insurance policies, risk assessment has sharply risen up the agenda for businesses keen to mitigate risks to staff and customers.


Guarding services providers demonstrated capability to rapidly adapt door supervision and front-of-house duties, taking on Covid- related safety duties to help keep communities safe during lockdown.


Equally, in the security and fire safety systems maintenance arena, making full use of remote monitoring and adopting Covid-secure working practices on site in the interests of systems users and staff has maintained the integrity of security and fire safety infrastructure.


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As a sector, we must evolve in how we become more refined in our response to domestic and global threats, and recognise that the threats themselves are becoming ever more complex.


A particular key issue that has come to the fore and that will need to be addressed is our privacy and data protection, especially that surrounding personal health information. The introduction of contact tracing and tracking apps will require technology operators to provide reassurance that they are secure, and that their life-saving applications are not open to data breach compromise.


This pandemic threat, which has become a daunting reality, tests the business continuity /recovery responses of public and private sectors.


When the global picture stabilises there will also be a clear requirement to review how we did respond, and cope and manage… did we really step up to the plate in our respective organisations and companies and assess that we did great/average/ underwhelming job in responding…and will we challenge ourselves to express an honest appraisal of what we did? Just what could we have done better or improved upon?


Mike Reddington Chief Executive, BSIA


Richard Jenkins Chief Executive, NSI


Guy Mathias Chair, The UK Security Commonwealth


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