All Archive Titles articles – Page 826
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Back to the classroom
Stefan Hay reviews the Security Industry Authority's development to date of its Core Competency Training and Qualifications for Security Guarding Specification, explaining why this should herald a return to classroom-based training for officers and examining the implications for both trainers and the industry at large.
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Archive TitlesPortsmouth door duo first to attain SIA licences
Two door staff operatives from Portsmouth have become the first in the country to be awarded the new national Security Industry Authority (SIA) door supervisor licence ('Licensing for door staff goes 'live', News Update, SMT, April 2004, p7).
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Archive TitlesNew angles on Arndale
As part of a £10 million investment programme, Manchester's Arndale Shopping Centre has been fitted with an integrated security system featuring digital CCTV. Brian Sims reviews how an installer can be instrumental in delivering the right kind of system – in this case for the largest 'in town' shopping centre ...
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Archive TitlesFlanagan to address SITO National Conference
After the great success of its 2003 National Training Conference ('Swap shop', SMT, December 2003, pp30-33), the Security Industry Training Organisation (SITO) has announced that Sir Ronnie Flanagan – Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary (HMIC) – is to be the keynote speaker at the 2004 event.
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Extensions awarded to SSAIB's Scope of Accreditation by UKAS
The Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board (SSAIB) has undergone an inspection by UKAS and subsequently been awarded extensions to its Scope of Accreditation
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Accident books "must comply"
Confidentiality has to be maintained on all employer accident report books
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Archive TitlesBSI revises BS 7858 screening standard for security personnel
The British Standards Institution has revised BS 7858, its long-established Code of Practice concerned with the effective screening of security operatives
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TSI publishes 2004 Yearbook
The Security Institute (TSI) has published the 2004 edition of its Yearbook and Directory of Qualifications. The publication aims to raise awareness of professional training courses and qualifications available within the sector, and to encourage practising security managers to undertake professional enhancement.To this end, the Yearbook details a wide variety ...
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Norbain 'going live' in 2004
Norbain – Europe's largest distributor of CCTV and access control equipment – has announced that its series of 'Live 04' exhibitions for security professionals will take place across six different locations in the second half of September.
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What do you think you're doing?
The governance reforms being proposed for housing association boards mean the role of non-executive members is changing, but not necessarily for the worse.
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Archive TitlesStill waiting
David Blunkett's amnesty for 15,000 asylum-seeking families is supposed to be complete by tomorrow. But only half of the families have even been contacted and councils are struggling to find £50m to house them. Ellen Bennett asks: where did it all go wrong?
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Archive TitlesRound trhe houses
ROUND THE HOUSES: A planning inquiry into this proposed development near Tower Bridge began on Wednesday.Southwark council is opposing the central London scheme, designed by Ian Ritchie Architects, because it wants the site used for two primary schools and a cultural building such as an art gallery.The nine towers, ranging ...
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Here's an idea
Run your own Ideal Home Show so tenants can choose their fixtures and fittings
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Helter shelter
Helter shelter: The William Sutton Trust has built these two shelters for young people on the Sutton Park and Halton Moor estates in Leeds. They cost £37,000 and are part of an effort to increase young people's involvement in the community. The trust's community investment adviser, Nick Beanland, said: "These ...
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Home help
There's a lot of equipment out there to help elderly or disabled people stay in their own homes rather than moving into residential care, but it can be hard knowing what to choose and whether it's cost-effective. Here, the authors of new research explain how their findings should make the ...
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Holiday pay issue goes to europe
The Court of Justice is to consider whether 'rolling up' vacation earnings for staff on atypical contracts is allowed
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Despite Gershon, purse strings may not be pulled so tight
There is an air of tension around the Westminster and Whitehall villages. Ministers have always been edgy at this time of year as the prospect of a summer reshuffle comes into view but, with spring in the air, everyone else used to have a spring in their step. But that ...
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Archive TitlesLiverpool warns of pathfinder delay as red tape halts Norris Green renewal
Liverpool council has warned that the clearance programmes planned by the market renewal pathfinders could be at risk after red tape halted demolition work on the city's most notorious estate.
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Government urged for cash to replace SRB
The government urgently needs to find extra money to support regeneration projects that will otherwise close because of the demise of the Single Regeneration Budget. That’s according to a report by the Urban Forum, the trade body representing regeneration practitioners.