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If there is one conference I would recommend attending this year it is CONSEC; the Association of Security Consultant's showcase annual event which I know will be of interest to: Consultants Government Police Commerce Finance Retail Industry security professionals Architects Designers Contractors…

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The BBC news on Radio 4 caught my ear this morning with a report that there had been yet another huge increase in credit card and banking fraud. I think the reporter mentioned a roughly 50% rise in the first half of the year when compared to the same period last year. The report included an…

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I just picked up this interesting story from the West Midlands Police website (one of our linking police services) that tells us about a novel way of reaching out to alleged offenders in detention to encourage them not to reoffend. It'll be interesting to learn about the outcomes. A reformed…

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This particular appeal from Hampshire Constabulary yesterday caught my eye for two particular reasons. Read the appeal first and see why this interests me. Appeal for information from Hampshire Police Officers are investigating a burglary which took place at a home on Privett Road in Waterlooville…

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I came across this snippet somewhere on the internet this week about satisfaction with the police and thought you might like to see it.

Here are the results of a recent IPSOS MORI survey (requested by HMIC) looking at the public’s level of satisfaction with the police. Other…

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The following message is from Action Fraud: There is a phishing email currently in circulation that claims to be from the City of London Police. The departments that it claims to represent include the ‘Fraud Intelligence Unit' and the ‘National Fraud Intelligence Bureau'. The email is…

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