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MOU between The Security Institute and
MOU between The Security Institute and

The United Kingdom Crowd Management
The United Kingdom Crowd Management

Association Signed
Association Signed

We are delighted to announce that The
Security Institute and United Kingdom
Crowd Management Association
(UKMCA) have signed a memorandum of
understanding.
The purpose of this Agreement is for both
parties to enter a ‘spirit of cooperation’
helping to proactively support and promote
each other’s work to improve the wider
sector.
The UKCMA was founded in 2001 and
encompasses crowd safety and security
professionals and academics, who are all Adding to this the sponsoring Director Rob
committed to improving standards across the Kennedy CSyP FSyI said:
industry and sharing learnings from event
sites across the world. “The management of crowded places and
spaces is an aspect of security that is often
The Association works collaboratively with overlooked. This MOU will enable both
partners both in the UK and abroad, and organisations to better communicate the
is pleased to be further developing their narrative and science that underpins crowd
working relationship with The Security management to influence and align safety
Institute. and security across society. I welcome this
partnership and look forward to the outputs
For more information about joining the that our combined approach will achieve.
UKCMA please visit our website here: https:// This is just the start…watch this space for
www.ukcma.com/ future updates!
Speaking on our new agreement Institute Chair of the UKCMA, Eric Stuart commented:
Chair Peter Lavery FSyI said:
“The United Kingdom Crowd Management
“This memorandum of understanding Association (UKCMA) is delighted to be
between the Security Institute and the working in partnership with The Security
UKCMA is a fantastic development, the Institute (SyI).
benefits of which will be felt across both
our communities. There is so much to be The two organisations share core aims,
gained from working more closely together, including supporting safe gatherings in
to support our professionals and raise crowded spaces, be that at large events, on
standards. The knowledge sharing and high streets or in transport hubs.
opportunities for collaboration will further Combining their skills and experience will
enable our organisations to contribute to a have a positive impact on public safety and
safer UK and further prepare for the ‘Protect the industries they both represent.”
Duty’”.