The City Security Council (CSC) and the City of London Police (CoLP) have launched training for responses to major incidents such as terrorist attacks or natural disasters.
The Major Incidents, JESIP and Reception Centres: Joint response training covers procedures and encourages collaboration between private security firms and the police in the City of London. The aim is to raise awareness and standards, and to apply the training – rather than learning after the next major incident.
The training follows the Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP), set up in 2012 whereby the blue-light services (Police, Fire and Ambulance) are trained to work together in a major incident. A response to major incidents can involve mass fatalities, and SRCs (Survivor Response Centres). The training has been created by CSC Operations Board Member Jon Felix, together with Detective Constable Hannah Knight, supported by Chief Inspector Ray Marksell from City of London Police.
The sessions focus on understanding what and how intelligence and resources can be shared between City of London Police and private security firms.
Ray Marskell of City of London Police says: “Knowing who to brief or request information from when an incident occurs, knowing where to direct those involve, and sharing the right information through the correct chains can improve response times and reduce the impact of an incident.”
Jon Felix, CSC Operations Board Member says; “These sessions will bolster the fantastic work being carried out in the ACT (Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security) and SCaN anti-terrorism and security training. The better our staff are trained, the better the response for all – not just our clients and their buildings, but wider communities too.”
CSC Chair Ashley Fernandes adds: “We believe collaboration between the police and private security firms gives the most effective response to major incidents. The new programme, delivered jointly with the CoLP, also adds a vital level of credible training to the private security industry. In time we hope the programme will be certificated by an official awarding body.”
Sessions for Major Incidents, JESIP and Reception Centres: Joint response training are running across the year and are available to CSC members. To book on the next workshop in your area or to find out more email [email protected].
About the CSC
The City Security Council was set up by guarding contractors based in the City of London; now members can be any UK based security company who is ACS approved or is working towards the relevant British Standard. Visit https://citysecuritycouncil.co.uk/.
