All Archive Titles articles – Page 931
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You just can't win
As an executive board member of Weslo Housing Management, I was interested to read of Julian Ashby's "Route to a better board" (24 October, page 19).Operating in east central Scotland, our company has four executive directors: a part-time chair, a policy and development director and two housing services and financial ...
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Stressful times call for special measures
To mark the sixth National Stress Awareness Day, here are some tips for dealing with the problem
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Gaskell heads up Criminal Records Bureau
Vince Gaskell – former change director at the Child Support Agency (CSA) – has taken over as chief executive of the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB), now a free-standing agency within the Home Office tasked with checking the records of thousands of operatives in the security sector.The CRB was established under ...
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Wilmott Dixon to build homes for sale in RSL joint venture
Housebuilder Wilmott Dixon is in talks with a number of housing associations over launching a joint venture to build private homes in the government's four housing growth areas.
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Stop passing the buck
My residents’ association is shocked by the story “Landlords to escape legal duty to deal with bad neighbours” (24 October, page 11). RSLs must be held accountable by tenants for the damage caused by failures to act against antisocial tenants. People’s lives are damaged overnight by associations repeatedly placing unsuitable ...
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BSIA seminars set to tackle URNs
This month's British Security Industry Association (BSIA) regional seminars on detector-activated CCTV standard BS 8418 will include the latest information on ACPO's new requirements for CCTV unique reference numbers (URNs).
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Gun Law Britain?
The latest British Crime Survey published by the Home Office makes for a majorly disturbing read.
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Archive TitlesBomb shell
The terrorist threat is changing. UK firms are still living in fear of lorry bombs and parcel-based explosive devices, but security managers now have to reckon with the possibility of suicide bombers as well – or even chemical and biological attack. We look at building design's case for the defence.
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Archive TitlesJohnston and Miller join the SMT Editorial Board
This month sees the introduction of two additional members to Security Management Today's Editorial Advisory Board.
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Housing Corporation gives go-ahead to BME transfer pilots
The Housing Corporation has given the green light to a £400,000 stock transfer project for four black and minority-ethnic housing associations.
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Give the boys in blue a break
In response to the letter "Not much cop" (17 October, page 24), I wholeheartedly agree that "lower-ranking police officers" treat antisocial behaviour as a low priority. However, surely the wider debate should be centred around why this attitude prevails.When even dedicated "beat bobbies", who do an admirable job by working ...
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Lib Dems draw 'line in the sand' over planning bill
The Liberal Democrats have threatened to delay the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill in the House of Lords if the government doesn't back down on the transfer of planning powers to unelected regional bodies.
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The Big Issue
In a bid to reduce cash-in-transit robberies, the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has teamed up with a number of police forces during the past 12-18 months.
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Archive TitlesMetropolitan looks to free tenant board members from benefits trap
Metropolitan Housing Trust believes it has found a solution to the thorny issue of how to pay its tenant board members without causing the government to withdraw any benefits they receive.
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Don't rely on system back-ups!
IT security professionals must devote some of their time to addressing the issue of e-mail back-ups and archiving. If they don't, they run the risk of not being able to produce messages that have been sent and are subsequently required as evidence in industrial tribunals or criminal trials. We outline ...
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Archive TitlesThe Atlanta experiment
Antisocial behaviour consultant Adam Greenwood reports on a US landlord that turned the estate on the left to the one on the right with an ultra-tough stance on nuisance. In the wake of the Home Office’s antisocial behaviour action plan, could it happen here?
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Top associations await corporation pilot verdict
Invites to join pilot of partnering approach to funding start coming in for developing RSLs
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Purbeck and East Dorset associations couple up
Two housing associations in Dorset plan to join forces after working together on a stock transfer.
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ASC introduces consultant IDs
In line with the requirements of the security consultancy Code of Practice PAS 49:2002, the Association of Security Consultants (ASC) has announced that members registered with the organisation as independent security consultants – and listed in the ASC's online and hard copy directories – will be issued with an ...
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Archive TitlesHull floats river diversion plan to regenerate dockside area
Council hopes to emulate stylish riverside developments in Birmingham and Glasgow