Ian Dyson QPM DL is the new Chair of the Chartered Security Professionals’ Registration Authority (CSPRA), the Worshipful Company of Security Professionals reports. Dyson, pictured centre, replaces Baroness Ruth Henig who died in March. Also pictured at a thank you event for CSyP volunteer helpers last night at Corps Security’s offices in Farringdon, London are, left, Mike Bluestone, registrar, and Don Randall, past master of the Worshipful Company.
CSPRA is the body that oversees the admission, governance and maintenance of the Register of Chartered Security Professionals (RCSP) and is appointed by the Worshipful Company, who own the Register.
Master of the WCoSP Russell Penny said: “I am delighted that Ian has recognised how the Register brings benefit and is prepared to take on being the Independent Chair of the Regulation Authority. His knowledge, presence and experience will be a very welcome addition, and on behalf of the Worshipful Company, I welcome him on board.”
Don Randall MBE CSyP was Master of the WCoSP when the Register was launched and himself served in the City of London Police, before moving into the commercial sector. He played a key role in the setting of the criteria for CSyP when it was launched in 2011 and was behind the introducing of Ian Dyson to the Register.
Don Randall said: “Following the sad passing of Lady Ruth, filling the role of CSPRA Chairman was never going to be easy. We were therefore delighted when Ian, the former Commissioner of the City of London Police accepted WCoSP’s invitation to become the new chairman. Ian throughout his policing career has always exercised wise judgement, compassion and understanding in his deliberations and decision making. These qualities Lady Ruth practised in abundance, and we are sure she would fully endorse Ian’s appointment. Welcome to the team, Ian.”
About Ian Dyson
He joined the Metropolitan Police in 1983, from university, working across a range of disciplines. For 11 years, he was a public order-trained senior officer with experience of commanding the policing of large public events, including some 18 Notting Hill Carnivals in west London. He then joined Surrey Police as Assistant Chief Constable in June 2008, and then City of London Police as Commander in September 2010 becoming the chief officer lead on economic crime and expanding the Force’s national fraud responsibilities. He was also the national police lead for contact management and led the national roll-out for the 101 non-emergency number. Two years later he was promoted to Assistant Commissioner leading business change, and performance within the force. He was promoted to Commissioner in January 2016 and was besides the national police lead for fraud, economic crime, cyber crime, financial investigations and business crime. He was also the National Police lead on Technology and Information Management, and for six years was the national police Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO). He retired from the police after 38 years in January 2022.
He is now trustee of several charities and sits as a non-executive director (NED) or advisor to a number of companies in the crime, tech or cyber security sectors. He was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal in 2016, is a Distinguished Fellow of the defence think-tank the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and in 2022 became a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) for Greater London.
He said: “It is a huge privilege to be taking on the role of Chair of CSPRA and in doing so I pay tribute to Ruth Henig, who was an exemplary chair and widely respected both inside and outside the industry. During my time in the City of London police I saw the impressive work of the Security Institute and the Worshipful Company, in helping to professionalise the security industry and I hope to continue to build on the excellent work done to date.”
Ian Dyson shall be chairing his first CSPRA meeting in July at Mercer’s Hall, and will host the annual black-tie dinner for CSyPs, this year in Ironmonger’s Hall on September 23.
About CSyP
All assessors are themselves Chartered Security Professionals and are trained to offer their support to potential registrants through mentoring, document assessing and interviewing. Each applicant is assessed by a minimum of seven assessors a part of the selection process. To become a CSyP you have to show security knowledge and practice, high standards, leadership and communication skills, and give a commitment to continued learning. CSyP numbers are approaching 300. Visit https://security-institute.org/csyp/.
