THE LATEST NEWS, UPDATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Covert Surveillance
This month we covered deployments in 3 separate countries supporting law firms to maximise evidential opportunities in ongoing litigation matters.
We have mentioned it before and we mention it again, due diligence when looking to deploy a covert surveillance provider is paramount. Please ensure you check training, qualifications, deployment history and legal compliance before investing in a covert surveillance service provider.
Reputable covert surveillance providers will require a lengthy legal instruction detailing what the investigation is for and the objectives the investigation seeks to achieve. If NDA’s, risk assessments, DPIA’s, RIPA authorities ( or equivalent) and planning are not discussed then do not use that supplier.
All the evidence we gather is legally and ethically robust giving the client the legal protection they require to use the product in a court of law.
Deploying a surveillance team can be expensive – do not waste money on companies that will not give a return on that investment.
We provide a free consultation so get in touch if you require this bespoke service.
Physical Penetration Testing
As mentioned before our covert operatives are adept at testing existing security provisions in a wide range of settings. We are proud to announce that our services have been secured by a National Infrastructure project to test security at a number of sites across the UK. Working in partnership with our new client we can ensure that their procedures and policies are robustly tested. We highlight where things are working, where efficiencies could be made and exploit weaknesses so that they can be strengthened.
We are looking forward to this new project and thank the client for the trust they have placed in us.
Terrorism
Many of you will know that we have an extensive history in counter terrorism operations in the UK with our former roles. It is for this reason we keep a close eye on developments across the globe so we can assess any potential impact in the UK and our close European neighbours.
As can be seen in Germany and the USA the threat remains, the UK is not immune and we must all play our part in negating threat and making spaces safer for all.
There are free online tools to assist so please visit gov.uk and look at ACT training, Protect UK online e-training, Counter Terrorism Police Uk for business advice and make yourselves aware of the Run, Hide ,Tell guidance.
Covert Behaviour Detection (BDO)
The covert deployment of trained operatives to monitor and assess risk in a methodical manner.
We are currently the only Uk trained covert BDO team. With Martyns Law one step closer it is now time that any business or person organising an event should start planning to have BDO’s as an inherent part of their security planning.
We can provide free advice on how BDO’s can supplement existing security measures so contact us for more information.
Planning for 2025
If you are a law firm, investigation company, events planner or Security/ Investigation Director we would like to hear from you to discuss how we can help you this year.
Stay safe.