46 | JUNE 2020
Skills
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“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 thumbsup
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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