Metropolitan Police News

SIA Appoints New Directors For Protective Security

The Minister for Safeguarding and the Minister for Security have both agreed to the appointment of two new non-executive directors to the Board of the SIA. Hannah Wadey and Stephen Grainger were appointed to the Authority from 24 March 2025. Hannah Wadey is the CEO of the Safer Business Network. She has 20 years’ experience in community safety, security, and crime prevention. Hannah has a proven track record of delivering strategic change in public safety an...

ECHO-Connectivity Supports Over 40,000 Intruder And Hold-Up Alarm Activations A Year

ECHO support for police alarm response in intruder and hold-up alarm activations is running at a rate of over 40,000 incidents per year. It means these incidents have secured a speedier, effectively prioritized response saving typically between 1 and 4 minutes, as estimated by the Metropolitan Police Service. ECHO connectivity signaling Since launching in April 2021, ECHO connectivity signaling Intruder and Hold-up alarm activations to the police serve 11 ECHO-connected police forces an...

Security Industry Celebrated At The British Security Awards 2023

The BSIA’s flagship event, the British Security Awards, returned to the live stage to recognize security officers and businesses working to keep people, property and places professionally protected during the last 18 months. British Security Awards In its 26th year, held in 2023 at the sold-out Grand Connaught Rooms, the industry celebrated security excellence with 18 awards presented to security officers and businesses in front of clients and leading industry stakeholders. The show als...