For this post, I wanted to introduce a new guest author from across the pond. Robin Barratt is his name and he is a close protection specialist, author and the founder of the British Bodyguard Association. I look forward to his future articles about Close Protection and his latest reports about the pulse of the industry in his neck of the woods.
At the BBA, there are several areas to check out which I think are worth mentioning. There is a forum with job postings, a magazine called ‘The Circuit’, a blog and a store. At the store, you can check out some of Robin’s books. There is a subscription fee and/or membership fee for the BBA, but if you are in the business of collecting information about the industry and getting connected, then it should be will be well worth it. Especially if you are able to make a connection or get a job through the BBA network.
This article below is just a taste of the kind of stuff that Robin covers and if you like that, then his magazine ‘The Circuit’ would be the ticket. Also, with the membership with the BBA, you get an online newsletter that is a lot like the Blackwater Tactical Newsletter. Lots of up to date information and he posts the latest jobs. –Head Jundi
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How the Government has failed the British Close Protection Industry
Established in 2003, The Security Industry Authority (SIA) was set up “to raise standards of professionalism and skills within the private security industry and to promote and spread best practice”. It reports directly to the British Government’s Home Office, and its remit is “to help protect society by collaboratively developing and achieving high standards within the private security industry”. However, in my opinion, specifically within the Close Protection sector (as well as the door supervisor area) , it has done just the opposite.