BOSS – the British Oil Security Syndicate, the oil sector group that campaigns to reduce crime on petrol station forecourts, has appointed John McIlhagger as the BOSS Co-ordinator for Scotland.
McIlhagger, pictured, will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of BOSS services around Scotland, including to assist retailers to recover money owed, improve the efficiency of gathering information and reporting Drive-Off and No Means of Payment incidents to the police. He replaces Jim Anderson who has retired after 16 years with BOSS.
Kevin Eastwood, BOSS Executive Director, said: “We’re delighted that John McIlhagger has joined BOSS as our Scotland Co-ordinator. He will help to strengthen working relationships with fuel retailers, oil companies, Police Scotland and other crime-fighting agencies. BOSS schemes have been shown to reduce demands on police time and recover more than £3 million for fuel retailers.”
BOSS adds that it continues to lobby at Government level to ensure that fuel theft is treated in a consistent manner throughout the UK. BOSS has had regular discussions with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal and was a founder member of the Home Office Senior Steering Group which deals with forecourt crime. BOSS has also worked with Police Scotland, the Scottish Business Resilience Centre and Action Fraud.
