Reverting to how event security used to be managed prior to March 2020 is simply not an option – covid-19 still poses a safety risk, and events must be organised and coordinated in a way that is safe for attendees, staff and the surrounding public alike. In June, the contractor Atalian Servest provided security provisions Read More
The Project Servator patrolling method has been a go-to way of securing major events since the 2014 Commonwealth Games, which we featured at the time on a visit to Glasgow. The latest example of its use was around the G7 summit of world leaders, when Boris Johnson was host at Carbis Bay, north Cornwall, in Read More
Heysham nuclear power station on the Lancashire coast is the latest site where the Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) are using Project Servator tactics. As CNC lead for Project Servator, Supt Donna Jones, said, trained officers at Heysham will be better placed to recognise the signs of people carrying out hostile reconnaissance or planning criminal activity. Read More
Project Servator, a policing tactic that aims to disrupt a range of crime, including terrorism, while providing a reassuring presence for the public, today (Wednesday 10 February) marks seven years since it was pioneered by City of London Police (CoLP). Professional Security magazine has followed Servator from the beginning – featuring its use at One Read More
Devon & Cornwall Police have begun Project Servator deployments in Plymouth, after a trial in Exeter. As featured over recent years in Professional Security magazine, Servator seeks to disrupt a range of criminal activity, from theft to terrorism, by visible and unpredictable police deployments. Each at varying times and places is made up of officers Read More
As the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions ease and more public spaces open again, police in London are asking the public and businesses to be vigilant for suspicious activity. Chief Supt Dawn Morris, head of the Met’s Protective Security Command, said: “Over the past few weeks lockdown has meant that we have not been able to go Read More
Servator training continues to spread around the UK. Cheshire Police are now an accredited Project Servator force after a nine- month trial from June 2019 in Chester city centre (pictured). Briefly, Project Servator is a policing tactic, used to disrupt a range of crime. City of London Police began it in 2014; Professional Security magazine Read More
Project Servator – the UK policing tactic used to disrupt crime, notably terrorist hostile reconnaissance – is being trialled at East Midlands Airport. As featured in Professional Security magazine since 2013, Servator sees police also draw on businesses, other partners and the public. It’s in use in various parts of the UK, including the whole Read More
The public security and policing tactic known as Project Servator is being trialled by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). It’s regularly featured in Professional Security magazine since spring 2013 when Servator was originally introduced by City of London Police. The policing tactic has since been adopted by 16 police forces, including at airports; Read More
Unpredictability is key for countering hostile reconnaissance, the International Security Expo heard at London Olympia yesterday. That message came from Matt Hone, community and business engagement lead for the national Project Servator team at City of London Police. That force began patrolling according to Servator principles in 2013. Professional Security magazine then featured a Servator Read More
