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Chair’s Update:
Peter Lavery FSyI
Well, it’s the last quarter of the year and the run up to Christmas
and on that note, I hope some of you can join us for our Christmas
social at the Euston Flyer pub in London on Thursday 8th
December.
I would also like to extend a warm welcome to Isam Talbi as our
newest member of the head office team covering Membership
Engagement. Also, of course, Sarah Austerberry CSyP FSyI and
Chris Smith CSyP FSyI who have both been co-opted onto the
Board and will both stand for election at our next Annual General
Meeting in 2023. They both bring considerable experience, and
I can already see the positive impact that they are having on
discussions.
This Quarter began with the Register of Chartered Security
Professionals (RCSP) holding the CSyP Annual Dinner on the
26th September at St Ermin’s Hotel, which was another triumph,
with over 110 attendees joining us for the evening. This year we
welcomed our Keynote Speaker, Vincent Devine who joined us to
talk about his position as the Government Chief Security Officer
(GCSO).
This year’s Annual Conference held on 20th October at Aviva Head
Office in London was another great success, with great feedback
from delegates and speakers alike, which already bodes well for
next year’s conference.
For those that attended the Annual Conference had the
opportunity to join our Charity Raffle, which was not only to raise
money for Breast Cancer Now, but also to show our support for
our own Rosie Razaq, from the Head Office team. We raised a
whopping £2,245 in total during the month of October, which
was also Breast Cancer awareness month. Those in attendance
saw how much that meant to the team in support of Rosie and
we send her our continued best wishes during her treatment. I
would also like to thank those that donated prizes and all that dug
deep in buying the raffle tickets, especially those that wore pink in
support and helped raise awareness.
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Earlier in November, many of you would have
seen the great piece of work under-taken by
Jade at Head Office with the SyI Remembrance
Day video with great submissions from
members on ‘what remembrance means for
them’. We would like to thank all of those that
contributed. The Institute continues to support
our Services & Veteran community through
the Armed Forces Covenant and the Employer
Recognition Scheme (ERS).
Later in the month of November, as expected, the Manchester Arena inquiry released Volume 2 of the
emergency response to the Manchester Arena attack in 2017, which was summarised from the 149
recommendations set by a working group from the Security Institute’s Counter Terrorism Special Interest
Group (CT SIG) and briefed back out to members on the 21st November. The brief was based around 3 themes,
Interoperability, training and exercising.
Sir John Saunders also referenced the ‘Care Gap’. That is the inevitable gap between an event such as this
bomb explosion happening, and the arrival of people trained to give expert medical help. He advocates the
need to ensure there are suitable people on site at places such as the Manchester Arena who are able to give
emergency life−saving assistance, which may result in people surviving who otherwise would not, if they had to
wait for the arrival of medical professionals. There is clear recognition that those responding to such events, and
those who are likely to be first on the scene should also have those necessary life −saving skills.
As I have previously mentioned, we may also see a link with the current revision of the Civil Contingencies Act
2004 under our national resilience strategy as it applies to Emergency Management/JESIP which is a subject
close to us all. An important time for those with the responsibility of protecting crowded places, be that a park,
stadium, high street, or transport hub with a growing realisation that, to protect crowded places, a blend of
knowledge and skills in safety, security leadership is required.
I hope you enjoy the latest version of the Institute Quarterly Magazine and I wish you all a relaxing festive
holiday.