IFPO announces members will receive access to ACT App

Most IFPO UK individual members are frontline security officers, supervisors and managers and whilst IFPO supports them through education and career development programs, they also need up-to-date information. IFPO UK is already an Associate Industry Sector Leader for CSSC, the Cross-sector Safety and Security Communications messaging systems, but the association has announced that it has […]

Award-winning NHS Trust joins IFPO UK & Ireland

The International Foundation of Protection Officers UK & I (IFPO UK) has welcomed the award-winningBarnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Barnsley Facilities Servicesas Corporate Members.   The Barnsley Hospital security team led by Mike Lees CSyP and Lisa Corbridge MSyI have won numerous awards in recent years for their innovative security programs and currently are […]

IFPO UK welcomes industry veterans to Advisory Board

IFPO UK would like to welcome two new members of its Advisory Board, Garry Bergin and Les Allan. The AB is a group of highly experienced security professionals drawn from across the sector and it plays a vital role in determining the direction IFPO UK will be taking over the coming months and years, in […]

Exclusive: Let’s talk about mental health in the security industry

Mental health was, and to a large part still is, not talked about, or at least not talked about enough. According to research carried out in June 2020 by Mind, the mental health charity: 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem of some kind each year in England. 1 in 6 people […]

IFPO UK welcomes two new members to its Advisory Board

IFPO UK has welcomed two new members to its Advisory Board, Darren Chalmers-Stevens and Chris Middleton. The Advisory Board is a group of highly experienced security professionals drawn from across the sector and it plays a vital role in determining the direction IFPO UK will be taking over the coming months and years, in its […]

IFPO UK agrees Memorandum of Understanding with NAHS

NAHS and IFPO UK have announced their relationship has taken a formal step forward with the agreement of a Memorandum of Understanding between the organisations. The organisation views IFPO UK as a strategic ally, whose remit as a foundation is focused on the education and development of frontline security officers. This is directly compatible with […]