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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.
10
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.
www.securedbydesign.com
MAR/APR 2020
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