RESEARCH CONDUCTED by Cifas, the UK’s leading fraud prevention service, shows that 80% of fraud prevention professionals believe businesses are unprepared for an expected surge in fraud as the COVID-19 crisis presents fraudsters with new opportunities. [Read More]

SKILLS FOR Security has launched its new website and a refreshed brand identity specifically designed to reflect its status as the largest supplier of fire and security apprenticeships here in the UK. [Read More]

PROSECUTION DATA for the first quarter of 2020-2021 covering the Coronavirus lockdown period has been published by the Crown Prosecution Service. The figures show that, while the number of suspects being referred and charged remained broadly stable, the volume of outstanding cases rose from 109,469 to just over 170,000. [Read More]

THE HOME Office has confirmed that EU criminals could be barred from entering the UK under tougher border rules designed to make the country safer. The rules for EU criminals will come into force from 1 January 2021 when free movement ends and are part of the firmer and fairer approach the Government is adopting towards the immigration system where people from across the world will be treated equally. [Read More]

AS PART of its strategy designed to increase cyber resilience among retailers, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has worked alongside experts at the National Cyber Security Centre to develop a new toolkit which supports business leaders in taking steps to reduce the threat of a successful attack. [Read More]

PROVISIONAL DATA collated from police forces in England and Wales shows that police recorded crime is 6% lower than in the same period for 2019. Fixed Penalty Notices given to members of the public for breaches of Coronavirus Regulations are rising, however, as restrictions are re-applied. [Read More]

THE ASSOCIATION for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) is now seeking a new chief executive following an announcement by the current CEO Niall Rowan of his intention to step down after the Association’s Annual General Meeting in 2021. [Read More]

BAFE HAS issued a fulsome response to the Government’s consultation (which ran from 20 July-12 October) seeking views on proposals to embolden the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, implement Grenfell Tower Inquiry recommendations and strengthen the regulatory framework for how building control bodies consult with Fire and Rescue Authorities. [Read More]