Perpetuity Group Newsletter
Issue 47 February 2011
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Welcome to the February newsletter
In this month's newsletter, Perpetuity Consultancy outlines the excellent contingency planning and disaster recovery service on offer, and Perpetuity Training invites you to participate in a survey on what kinds of training courses are of most interest to you. Also this month, there is an update of progress on a key piece of health research on obesity and weight management. As usual the newsletter updates you on upcoming training courses, with particular emphasis on the value of the Managing and Conducting Investigations and Interviews course coming up in April. I hope you enjoy the newsletter. If you have any comments or suggestions please do not hesitate to contact me personally. Martin Gill
Research News
Healthy Research: obesity and weight
management
Perpetuity Research may be thought of primarily as specialising in crime and security but you may not know that we have an excellent track record in health research. Much of our work has focused on substance misuse but more recently we have undertaken a number of projects in the area of obesity and weight management. Indeed we are currently undertaking an evaluation of an adult weight management programme for one local NHS provider. This follows on from a previous evaluation undertaken for a child weight management programme that highlighted strengths and weaknesses to determine how best to develop the programme. The purpose of this evaluation is to review good practice in weight management programmes, measure quantitative and qualitative outcomes for service users and to consider the value and sustainability of a volunteer mentoring initiative to support service users. A cost benefit analysis is also planned. The evaluation findings will be used to inform if and how the programme could be improved, how effective the model is for managing weight of participants and to inform future tender specifications for an adult weight management service. For further information on our work in health research please contact Charlotte Lawson on [email protected] or 0116 222 5555.
Consultancy News
Business Contingency Planning & Disaster
Recovery
With the recent tragic earthquake in New Zealand and the growing unrest across Middle East and North African countries, organisations need to be sure that they are prepared for the more extreme, unusual, and infrequent occurrences that threaten their staff and operations. These include: fires, explosions, terrorist activities such as bomb threats and suspect packages, flooding, product contamination, kidnap and robbery. While it is widely acknowledged that all businesses should have a disaster recovery or contingency plan in place for a major incident at, or in close proximity to, the company the reality is that many don't have a good one or lack one altogether. The recent total power failure in the Channel Tunnel that left passengers in the dark in trains underground with no power, light, or facilities for 12 hours is a classic example. Much has been made of the very beneficial financial savings of those businesses that had detailed plans in place following an attack (the Manchester and Bishopsgate bombings are historical but often quoted examples of best practice). Business continuity is also required more and more by insurance companies in order to secure lower premiums. Effective planning minimises staff injury and downtime, helps to maintain staff morale, protects, and even enhances reputation. Perpetuity will help to ensure that you have appropriate crisis and contingency plans in place, so that these can be activated effectively and calmly as soon as an incident occurs including: Analysis assessing threats including the differing risks at various sites and in different countries Policy establishing what constitutes a crisis in the organisation and when plans need to be activated Planning developing appropriate responses for particular types and level of incident Crisis Management Team identifying this team and the responsibilities of individual members Key documents preparing implementation plans and specific action guidelines Key members of staff providing training to personnel who need special preparation Want to find out more?The cost for business contingency planning & disaster recovery would be dependent on the work required. Perpetuity Security Consultancy offer a holistic range of security services internationally, to find out more about how we would develop an approach to meet your specific needs, email [email protected] or phone Ian Hall on 07545 610708.
Training News
Share your views!
Perpetuity Training strives to ensure all our courses are relevant to todays security professional. We are keen to hear your views about what kinds of courses you are interested in and would like to invite you to take part in our short training survey. Click here to take part.Perpetuity Training teams up with SMT
online
Perpetuity Training is delighted to announce that we have teamed up with SMT Online to launch a new blog focusing on key issues in training. "The Training Platform" will be written by Ken Livingstone and Amy Burrell with new articles appearing regularly. The first instalment examines why skills development is so important in a recession. Click here to read the blog.
Also, look out for our upcoming blog on elearning in March.
We welcome suggestions about what you would like to see on the blog submit suggestions to [email protected] with the email title 'SMT blog' or call 0116 222 5550.
Forthcoming courses
Perpetuity Training deliver a range of professional management courses offering the latest insights from leading security managers and criminologists and incorporating the most uptodate intelligence and research findings from the professional and academic communities. Our courses are designed to build your knowledge base by enhancing your ability to understand the risks facing your organisation, assist you in implementing effective policies and procedures, and importantly, helping you to communicate the true value of security to key international stakeholders within your business. Click on the links below for more information on some of our upcoming courses:
Security Management 711th March 2011 last chance to book! Report Writing 1920th April 2011 Creating successful policies, plans, and procedures 21st April 2011 Managing and conducting investigations and interviews 2628th April 2011 Click here for a full list of courses.
For more information contact the team on 0116 222 5550 or [email protected] Don't forget to ask if you are eligible for early bird discounts (available when courses and booked and paid for 8 weeks in advance) and ask about our group discount offer!
Enhance your interview and investigations skills
with Perpetuity Training
Security professionals are often asked to undertake investigations; an activity requiring the investigator to be equipped with a range of knowledge and skills. Perpetuity Training run a specialised short course tailor made to help security professionals build their skill base around conducting effective interviews and investigations. The course content includes: The nature and scope of internal investigations The role of investigations within an organisation (criminal and civil) The role of the investigator Key investigatory skills and techniques Planning, managing, and documenting investigations Investigations, regulations, and legislation Handling evidence Conducting interviews and writing statements 2011 dates for this course are 2628th April 2011 and 2224th November 2011. The course costs £995 (+VAT) per person. Book and pay before 1st March for the course in April, or 27th September for the course in November and save 10%. Group discounts also available. For more information contact the team on 0116 222 5550 or [email protected]
Group News
Perpetuity at the Retail Fraud Conference
Martin Gill is going to be chairing the Retail Fraud Conference on the 14th April 2011 at the Novotel London West. The conference is now in its 8th year. Retail Fraud is the largest retail fraud and loss prevention conference in Europe attracting 500 delegates from 25 countries, including 161 of the top 200 UK retailers by turnover in
Iceland Foods, Peacocks, The Cooperative Group, Argos, Kiddicare, figleaves.com, eBay Inc, Aurora Fashions (Karen Millan), the National Fraud Authority, and River Island. In addition, Perpetuity will be exhibiting at the event. We hope to see you there. For more information about the conference see http://www.retailfraud.com/events
Perpetuity in the Press
Martin Gill has recorded an item on private security street patrols for a BBC programme. It will be shown in the Eastern Region at 7.30pm on 7th March, and may well be on in other regions either then or at a later date so look out just in case.
Perpetuity staff news
We are delighted to announce that Charlotte Lawson has been promoted to Researcher. Kate Broadhurst has moved to a new post, in a completely different role, at the University of Northampton after 8 years with Perpetuity. We all wish her well and know she will be in touch. The next newsletter will be published in March 2011 Forward email This email was sent to [email protected] by [email protected] |
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