The SIA annual stakeholder conference is an important part of our stakeholder engagement strategy.
2012 Conference
'Standards, Professionalism, Accountability', 1 November 2012, London
We published a special edition of our e-mail newsletter SIA Update that focused specifically on the conference. Read the SIA Update, Conference Special
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The conference opened with a speech from Lord Taylor of Holbeach, parliamentary under secretary for criminal information, with responsibility for the SIA. This was followed by an address from SIA Chair Ruth Henig.
Stephen McCormick, SIA Director of Service Delivery, then spoke about the ongoing improvements we're making to the way we work. He explained how these changes will enable us to deliver a faster, more accurate, simpler and cheaper service.
Download Stephen's presentation (download size: 356kb)
John Montague, SIA Assistant Director of Compliance and Investigation, gave a presentation entitled 'Effective Enforcement'. In it, he outlined the role of the Compliance and Investigation team, explaining what they do and how they do it.
Download John's presentation (download size: 287kb)
Chris Jones, Head of the Olympic Protect Programme at the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism, spoke about security at the 2012 Olympic Games and the lessons learned.
Mike Bluestone, Chairman of the Security Institute, gave a presentation entitled 'Professionalisation of the Security Sector... the Reality'. In it he set out a view of what needs to happen in order for private security personnel to be seen as professionals.
Download Mike's presentation (download size: 621kb)
Tony Holyland, SIA Competency Development Manager, then spoke about training malpractice.
Download Tony's presentation (download size: 26kb)
The SIA Board then took part in a topical debate that was facilitated by Jeff Little, NSI Chief Executive.
In his closing remarks, SIA Chief Executive Bill Butler said that real progress had been made and encouraged the industry to pick up the challenge as it moved to a new regulatory regime.
Previous Conferences
In 2011 we held two conferences instead of the usual annual event. This was to ensure adequate opportunity for consultation and discussion as plans for a new regulatory regime were developed.
'Commitment to Regulation', 12 October 2011, Sheffield
This event focused on the developing proposals for the new regulatory regime, outlined our progress since the last conference, and discussed the security requirements for the London Olympics and Paralympics Games 2012.
We published a special edition of our e-mail newsletter SIA Update that focused specifically on the conference. Read the SIA Update, Conference Special.
We also published a notes document that summarises the events of the day and captures the points discussed during the breakout sessions (download size: 116kb).
'Phased Transition to a New Regulatory Regime', 30 March 2011, London
Our fifth stakeholder conference followed the Cabinet Office announcement last year that there should be a "phased transition to a new regulatory regime" for the private security industry. The conference considered plans and timescales for this transition, as well as examining security requirements for the London Olympics and Paralympics in 2012.
We published a special edition of our e-mail newsletter SIA Update that focused specifically on the conference. Read the SIA Update, Conference Special.
We also published a notes document that summarises the events of the day and captures the points discussed during the breakout sessions (download size: 135kb).
'SIA: The Changing Agenda', 9 May 2007, Leicester
Our first stakeholder conference launched our refreshed Stakeholder Engagement Strategy (download size: 166kb). The event opened with a keynote speech from SIA Chair Ruth Henig (download size: 106kb).
'Security Talks', 16 May 2008, Leeds
Our second stakeholder conference opened with keynote speeches from SIA Chair Ruth Henig (download size: 58kb) and CEO Mike Wilson (download size: 58kb). The event covered two main themes:
- Review and interpretation of the application of the Private Security Industry Act 2001
- Raising quality and standards in the private security industry
'The SIA Journey: have we gone far enough?', 21 May 2009, Manchester
Our third stakeholder conference opened with a keynote speech from SIA Chair Ruth Henig (download size: 70kb). The day concentrated on our experience of regulation so far and how to take regulation of the industry forward. It also focused on how we can learn from and work with the private security industry to raise standards and improve public safety.
We have published a notes document that summarises the events of the day and captures what was said during the Q&A session (download size: 124kb).
'A Common Purpose: Raising Standards in the Private Security Industry', 15 June 2010, London
Our fourth stakeholder conference opened with a keynote speech from SIA Chair Ruth Henig (download size: 36kb). The conference aimed to encourage further development and progress by the industry, including examples of business best practice and the latest news from the SIA.
We have published a notes document that summarises the events of the day and captures what was said during the Q&A sessions (download size: 141kb).