BSIA MEMBER COMPANIES THE CORPS OF Commissionaires, Group 4 Total Security and Evensure Management have attained certification to the latest version of the quality management standard ISO 9000. All are now certificated to ISO 9001: 2000.
Camberford Law Award
Camberford Law plc – an associate member company of the BSIA and sponsor of the Association's annual Security Officer Awards – has been named the Schemes Intermediary of the Year 2001 in the prestigious Insurance Age Awards.
Camberford Law won the Award for offering unique, market-leading specialist insurance schemes for sectors including the security industry.
For further details on the company's legal services telephone Camberford Law direct on: 020 8315 5000.
Phillips next ACPO President
Sir David Phillips QPM will become the next President of ACPO when Tony Burden steps down in October. Sir David is Chief Constable of Kent Police.
At the Association of Security Consultants Anniversary Luncheon, it was suggested that the position of ACPO President could become a three-year, full-time role – leading to the office holder relinquishing their role as a Chief Constable. No final decision has been taken.
Minimum Wage increase
From 1 October 2001, the National Minimum Wage for 18-21-year-olds will rise from £3.20 per hour to £3.50. This is in addition to the increase in the adult pay rate (rising from £3.70 to £4.10 per hour) announced earlier in the year.
OGC publishes 'Code of Good Customer Practice'
The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has produced a 'Code of Good Customer Practice' for central Government staff that deal with suppliers on a regular basis. The BSIA made its views known when the document was being assembled, and is very much supportive of its core messages: fairness, honesty, efficiency and professionalism.
Security Management Today readers who would like further information should contact the OGC direct on (tel) 0845 0004999, or send an e-mail to: ServiceDesk@ogc.gsi.gov.uk
Ready for E-Business Week?
E-commerce minister Douglas Alexander has unveiled details of a brand new event – 'E-Business Week' – which will run from 8-12 October as part of a major drive to encourage UK companies to become far more involved in e-commerce.
The overall aim is to help companies take the next step from being on-line with a web site to trading on-line and developing sound e-business practices.
More information is available on the Web at: wwwukonlineforbusiness.gov.uk
New BSIA Publications
The BSIA has produced several new publications of major interest to Security Management Today's readers.
The first of these – entitled 'A Regulated Security Industry: Grasping the Realities, Embracing the Opportunities' – outlines the main areas covered by the Private Security Industry Act. It also offers much useful information and a host of contacts.
An invaluable guide to the Act, then, for companies and customers alike.
The Association has also produced a factsheet on the requirements governing personal attack alarms, as set out in the new ACPO Security Systems Policy ('ACPO 2000'). The guide aims to educate customers on when to use/not use a personal attack alarm. An excellent 'customer care tool'.
'Security Classifications of Access Control Systems' is also available. Produced in conjunction with the Association of British Insurers, the guide lists products by grade to indicate the level of security cover which each one provides. The aim is to ensure specifiers choose the appropriate system type.
Single copies of each publication are available free of charge. Telephone the BSIA Publications Department on 01905 21464 to order your copies.
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