SIA Whistleblowing: What Changed on 1 May 2026 (Explained)

SIA Whistleblowing: What Changed on 1 May 2026 (Explained)

On 1 May 2026, a Statutory Instrument was quietly laid before Parliament that will, over time, change the culture of the UK private security industry. It gave the Security Industry Authority (SIA) "prescribed person" status under the Public Interest Disclosure Act...
Summer School Holiday Security

Summer School Holiday Security

The last day of the summer term is one of the busiest days of a school's year. Reports finish, awards are handed out, leavers say goodbye, the site team is tidying, contractors are booking themselves in for August works, and the site management team is trying to...
Caravan Park Insurance Requirements

Caravan Park Insurance Requirements

Most static caravan owners on the Sussex coast — from the parks around Selsey and Pagham across to Bognor Regis, Littlehampton, Camber Sands and Pevensey Bay — have a clear picture of what their static cost them, what's in it, and where the keys are. Far fewer have a...
Centralised Key Holding

Centralised Key Holding

Ask a property manager how key holding currently works across their portfolio, and the honest answer is almost always more uncomfortable than the diary suggests. Keys live in office cabinets, in the boots of cars, on the kitchen tables of on-call colleagues, and —...
Residential High Net Worth Security

Residential High Net Worth Security

The South East has quietly become one of the highest concentrations of high-net-worth residence in the UK outside central London. The corridor from Petworth and Cowdray across the South Downs to the coast, the Goodwood estate belt, the country-house villages between...
CCTV and GDPR for Small Businesses: What You Must Comply With

CCTV and GDPR for Small Businesses: What You Must Comply With

CCTV is one of the most useful tools a small business has. It deters theft, it captures evidence, it backs up insurance claims, and it gives staff and customers confidence that the premises are watched. What it also does, the moment it captures a recognisable image of...