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Our Inclusive Security Special

Interest Group is awarded the

first-ever David Clark Award

The Security Institute’s Inclusive Security
Special Interest Group (ISSIG) is proud to
have been awarded the first-ever David
Clark Award for Exceptional Contribution
to the UK Security Industry by the Security
Commonwealth in October.

David Clark, a former Chair of the Security
Commonwealth (SyCom) and ASIS (UK
Chapter), made exceptional contributions
across the UK security profession before
his untimely death in autumn 2019.
This award has been created by the
Security Commonwalth to serve as a
legacy, building upon David’s efforts
to encourage continuous improvement
within the UK security sector.
The award was presented at Consec by
the Security Commonwealth Chair Jayne
King FSyI and David Clark’s family to the
ISSIG’s sponsoring Director Paul Barnard
CSyP MSyI and active ISSIG member
Houdah Al-Hakim MSyI (pictured left).
Launching in summer 2020, the
ISSIG has already made waves both
within the Institute as well as the
wider sector. In January 2021, the
group launched its social media
campaign ‘#OurSecurity’ which aims
to highlight diversity in terms of
both security professionals and
security careers. In addition in
August 2021, the group launched
its sector wide Inclusivity and
Diversity Questionnaire - results to be
released in the new year.

Institute members can get involved in
the ISSIG via the Community Platform:
https://community.security-institute.
org/

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