
The core competencies have been developed by the regulatory body established under the act - the Security Industry Authority or S.I.A. With the prospect of licensing looming, consultation took place with industry worthies to put together a range of National Occupational Standards for CP, which would, eventually, become the basis for a list of what are known as 'Core Competencies', around which training delivery by approved organisations would be given. The CP world had no such history, with training being delivered officially by police firearms units and specialist military outfits and commercially, by a host of disparate training companies, some with questionable experience in the business and less than satisfactory training programmes. For security guards and doormen there had been, for some years, recognised certificated courses which, if already held by an individual, could count as dispensation from part of the prescribed, statutory training. This involves, for all sectors, mandatory training, identity checks and police criminality checks. contract security industry and prior to the CP licensing deadline, wheel clampers, door supervisors and traditional security guards had all gone through the rigours of the licensing process. The Act brought much needed regulation to the U.K.

This was caused by the implementation of new legislation, specifically the Private Security Industry Act 2001, which came into force for CP operatives in March 2006, past which point it would be illegal to work in a 'contract' CP role with a license. PREVIEW - UK LICENSING The landscape of the Close Protection industry in the U.K. HANDLING INCIDENTS & DILEMMAS - A ‘CORE COMPETENCY’ĬHAPTER 1 - PERSONAL SECURITY Kidnapping - Prevention & Awareness Surveillance Home Security Advice Principal BriefingĬHAPTER 2 - THE CLOSE PROTECTION TEAM Planning The Protective Effort Personal Bodyguard Personal Escort Section Security Advance Party Residence Security Team ProtocolĬHAPTER 4 - THREAT & THREAT ASSESSMENT Threat Threat Assessment Principal ProfilinĬHAPTER 5 - LOCATION SECURITY Residence Office Hotel Public Venues Restaurants etc The Control RoomĬHAPTER 6 - SEARCHING PREMISES Search Procedure EquipmentĬHAPTER 7 - TRAVEL SECURITY Types of Journey Advances Pre-Departure WorkĬHAPTER 8 - VEHICLE SECURITY & SEARCHING Vehicle Security Vehicle Search EquipmentĬHAPTER 9 - EMBUS/DEBUS PROCEDURES Drills Single Vehicle/Multiple VehicleĬHAPTER 10 - ROUTE SELECTION & RECONNAISSANCE Pre-Departure Drills Reconnaissance Planning Vulnerable PointsĬHAPTER 11 - VEHICLE ESCORT PROCEDURES Pre-departure Drills Convoy Control Two Car DrillsĬHAPTER 12 - ANTI-AMBUSH DRILLS Attack Recognition Fatal Mistakes Types of Ambush Defensive Tactics RammingĬHAPTER 13 - WALKING DRILLS Body Cover Image Route Reconnaissance Single BG Drills Types of Attack Formations Immediate Action DrillsĬHAPTER 14 - BOMB AWARENESS & RECOGNITION Application of Explosives Types of IEDs Construction of a Device Booby Traps Recognition Immediate Action DrillsĬHAPTER 15 - WEAPON SELECTION, HANDLING & CONCEALMENT 229 Use and choice of the Handgun Stance & Grip Body Cover Drills Speed Draws Holsters Positional Shooting Body Armour CHAPTER 16 - EMERGENCY FIRST AID CPR - Protocols Missile Wounding Burns Shock Giving Fluid Medical KitĬHAPTER 17 - UNARMED COMBAT & FITNESS TRAINING Types of Attack Choices of Action Use of Equipment Striking and Throws Defense Against Weapons Defense Against a Handgun Disarming a Handgun Fitness Training for the BG Strength Training Martial ArtsĬHAPTER 18 - SURVEILLANCE Surveillance Methods Surveillance Vulnerabilities What to Look For Counter-Surveillance Anti-Surveillance Electronic Surveillance Electronic Counter-MeasuresĬHAPTER 19 - RUNNING THE OPERATIONS ROOM Equipment General Requirements Operation Orders Operational DutiesĬHAPTER 20 - COMMUNICATIONS Types of Equipment Areas of Communication Satellite Communications Operational Communications

Please note: The author and the publishers cannot accept any responsibility for any proceedings or prosecutions brought or instituted against any person or body as a result of the use or misuse of any techniques described in this book or any loss, injury or damage caused thereby. Haynes & Co., Yeovil, Somerset Typesetting: Protection Publications, Leeds Cover Design & Origination: Ian Gordon, Art Style, Doncaster ISBN 0-953 Protection Publications 51-53 Unity Business Centre 26 Roundhay Road Leeds LS7 1AB United KingdomĪ CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. No part of this book may be reproduced by any means, nor transmitted, nor translated into a machine language, without the written permission of the publisher. 1st Reprint 1996 Revised and Reprinted 1997 Revised and Reprinted 2000 Revised and Reprinted 2006 All rights reserved.
