The Cross-Sector Safety and Security Communications (CSSC) initiative – a partnership between law enforcement, local and national government and private sector businesses – is pleased to announce the appointment of David Ward, Managing Director of Ward Security has become Chair of the Southern region. The newly created CSSC Southern Region will cover Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire.
Operating across a range of sectors, under charitable status, CSSC aims to help businesses remain safe and secure by providing information that will assist them to develop resilience and emergency preparedness. That’s by delivering timely messaging and information, including in times of major incidents. In 2013 CSSC received the Best Contribution to Continuity & Resilience award at the CIR Business Continuity Awards 2013.
Don Randall MBE, the chair of CSSC, is pictured left, with David Ward. “His vast experience and deep understanding of the need for effective security across both business and public sectors will be a huge benefit in helping to further establish CSSC within the community and oversee the implementation of the initiative. The original success of CSSC in London and Scotland proved the concept could be highly effective and the subsequent expansion into East Anglia illustrated how, with the right people in place, the initiative can be applied to different areas with great effect. The setting up of a Southern Region is the logical next step in the further expansion of the scheme and we are looking into setting up other regional schemes.”
David Ward added: “The CSSC initiative is a crucially important way of bringing together stakeholders to maximum effect and I have been very impressed by the results of the London, East and Scottish schemes. As well as delivering a truly holistic security intelligence, communications and response infrastructure, CSSC succeeds in delivering the all-important feeling of ‘security’ within the community, which cannot be understated.
The CSSC Southern Region encompasses Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire. For more information, or to register your business visit http://www.vocal.co.uk/cssc/.
