INDUSTRYNEWS
“As security experts, it’s
vital we keep on top of the
latest crime trends and
security developments”
» THIS YEAR’S SECURED BY DESIGN
(SBD) ATLAS national training conference
and exhibition is being heralded as the ‘biggest
and best’ yet – bringing together nearly 200
Designing Out Crime Officers (DOCOs) and
hundreds of security products from more than
50 SBD member companies; to help keep
buildings, vehicles, people and communities
safe.
SBD is the flagship of a range of crime
prevention ventures that come under
the banner of Police Crime Prevention
Initiatives (PCPI). This standard ensures
products like doors, windows and locks are
sufficiently robust to withstand an attack
from opportunist burglars. SBD also runs
operations to combat cyber crime in business
and reduce false alarm calls to police as well
as a training academy for police officers and
other security professionals.
The SBD ATLAS event heard keynote
addresses led by Martin Hewitt QPM, Chair of
the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC),
and Chair of the PCPI Board; and NPCC
Lead on Crime Prevention Stephen Watson
QPM, who is also on the PCPI Board.
There were six workshops attended by
DOCOs which included how to negotiate
and influence architects, developers and
local authority planners; updates on police
designing out crime standards and SBD’s
RIBA Continued Professional Development
presentation; and how DOCOs can market
themselves and their work.
The first full day of proceedings culminated
in an Awards Night with certificates
presented by Stephen Watson and Helen Ball,
Assistant Commissioner (Professionalism),
Metropolitan Police.
SBD Development Award winners were
Rick Napier, of Devon and Cornwall Police;
Shireen Fisher and Nicola Geddis, of the
Police Service of Northern Ireland; Christine
Keen, of the Metropolitan Police, and
Lee Warwick, of the Metropolitan Police.
Runners-up in these awards were: Trace
Rokahr, Pat Simcox, Leslie Gipps, Kevin
Hook, Rob Palin, Christine Keen, Marc Dias
and David Lancaster.
Other awards included:
• DOCO of the Year: Leslie
Gipps, Metropolitan Police
• SBD National Building
Approval: Stuart Ward, of
Police Scotland
• Bob Knights Scholarship:
Trace Rokahr, of
Humberside Constabulary
• Lifetime Achievement
Awards: Gerry Brophy, of
Hertfordshire Constabulary
and Mark Dowse, of Secured
by Design
A number of DOCOs and PCPI staff
received a commendation for services to crime
prevention and designing out crime. They
were Matt Coe, Martin Hubbard, David Lucy,
Heather Gurden, Mark Silvester, Mike Harvey,
Stuart Ward, and Amanda Mulholland.
Feedback from DOCOs and exhibitors
has included a thumbs-up for the extra time
DOCOs and exhibitors spend together; the
useful and practical content of the extended
learning and development workshops; and
an update on the Government’s plans around
crime prevention. Comments were also
favourable around the overall pace of the
agenda and format over the two days.
In his closing address SBD Chief Executive
Officer, Guy Ferguson said the ATLAS events
provide a wonderful opportunity to share best
practice across police forces and for member
companies to engage with DOCOs.
“I really like the feel of these events,” he
said. “I think it’s where Team DOCO comes
together. I hope you take from this, and I am
sure you have, the opportunity to link with
colleagues across the UK, learn from each
other, and help each other.
“There has been some fantastic work in the
last year as highlighted in our awards. I want
you to go about trumpeting your triumphs by
telling us who is doing things that are really
good. So don’t be shy because we want to
know what they are and present them to the
wider world.”
Martin Ward, Mechanical Senior Product
Manager from leading security brand Yale, who
attended the conference, said: “Yale are proud
to work closely with Secured by Design and
welcomed the opportunity to attend the crime
prevention initiative’s two-day conference.
“As security experts, it’s vital we keep on
top of the latest crime trends and security
developments. The conference provided us
with insights that will allow us to develop
our products in line with latest measures, and
continue to keep our customers, and their
homes, safe.”
With every police force in the UK
represented – 43 in England and Wales as
well as Police Scotland and the Police Service
of Northern Ireland, SBD believes there were
more DOCOs at this event than there are in
the rest of the world.
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