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The A|D|S's security and resilience programme supports industry's crucial role in delivering security capabilities across the world. A|D|S has established a Security & Resilience Network to develop its member companies' contribution to domestic and international security and resilience. The "SRN" is made up of 100 individuals from 40 member companies possessing active security programmes in the UK or overseas. Our security team supports the SRN by providing services (policy, events, and other activities) and promoting their role in the delivery of key stakeholders' responsibilities. The programme is guided by three imperatives:
. To Support Government and the Security Industry through RISC
. To Deliver High Quality Policy Advice
. To Deliver High Quality Member Services
- A|D|S Security and Resilience Programme
- A|D|S Security Policy Perspectives
- A|D|S Security Speeches and Commentary
- Parliamentary Inquiries on Security
- "RISC"
- RISC Priorities
A|D|S Security and Resilience Programme
For more details on the A|D|S Security & Resilience Programme please email suminh.tham@adsgroup.org.uk, and for more information on the A|D|S Security Sector Board please click here
A|D|S Security Policy Perspectives
In February 2009 the A|D|S's security and resilience programme published five counter terrorism "policy perspective" papers on the private sector's role in UK National Security. These aim to widen the debate on the key role that the security supply industry has to play in protecting the UK and its people against terrorism and other threats.
The five papers cover:
- Critical National Infrastructure protection;
- Counter-terrorism technology liability protection;
- The private sector's role in counter-terrorism;
- A central single Government security procurement agency; and
- Supporting the Government in counter-terrorism through RISC.
A|D|S Security Speeches and Commentary
In June 2009 A|D|S's Security Policy Adviser
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- Commentary on the third party liability issue affecting the security industry (click here)
- How terrorism poses a threat to the rule of law in India and the UK (click here)
- Industry reacts to Defence Committee Report on UK Security and Resilience (click here)
- A|D|S comments on the first Cyber Security Strategy of the UK (click here or click here)
- Industry analysis of the National Security Strategy of the United Kingdom (click here)
- Informing the 'Security v Liberty' Debate (click here)
- Commentary on need to take account of the economic conditions in funding UK security (click here)
- Rethinking Critical National Infrastructure Protection (click here)
- Public / Private partnerships in aviation security (click here)
- The 'State of Play' in delivering National Security (click here)
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A|D|S welcomes the transparency of the Home Office's Science and Technology Strategy for Countering Terrorism (click here)
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A|D|S responds to unease over the private sector's role in policing (click here)
Parliamentary Inquiries on Security
A|D|S and its members are engaging a number of Parliamentary inquiries that relate to security suppliers' role in the delivery of National Security. This section displays links to the memoranda that the A|D|S has submitted in recent months.
- SBAC Memorandum to House of Commons Defence Committee Inquiry into National Security and Resilience (June 2008). Please click here to access the SBAC submission.
- SBAC Memorandum to House of Commons Home Affairs Sub-Committee Inquiry into Project CONTEST: the Government's Counter Terrorism Strategy (January 2009). Please click here to view the report (SBAC's written evidence can be found under Ev.39).
"RISC"
A|D|S and its member companies with an interest in the security market participate in "RISC" which is an abbreviation for the "UK Security and Resilience Industry Suppliers Community". RISC is an alliance of suppliers, trade associations and think tanks with links to academia that provides a single industry voice and channel of communication for Government on strategic issues affecting national security and resilience. RISC is fostering unprecedented Industry-Government partnership and dialogue to counter international and domestic terrorism.
RISC Priorities
RISC is working on a number of key priorities, including:
- Supporting the UK Government's Counter Terrorism Strategy ("CONTEST")
- Providing Industry Advisory Groups (IAGs) to Government on issues pertinent to the existing terrorism threat
- Developing an industrial secondee programme with Government
- Engaging the European Commission on the security industry's concern over potentially unmanageable third party liability exposure
- Working with the Government to exploit European Union (EU) "FP7" Security research opportunities
- Working with the Government on the security industry aspects of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
- Providing the Government with industry input relating to the National Security Strategy
- Maintaining an International Group to address international security issues affecting industry
For more information about RISC and its activity please visit the RISC website.
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Stephen Phipson RISC speech (50.4 KB) |
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Home Secretary RISC speech (21.1 KB) |
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RISC press release 28 March 2007 (73.6 KB) |