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“Barrier to trade and security if data transfers are hindered post-Brexit” The Government should pursue full regulatory equivalence with the European Union (EU) with respect to data protection in order to ensure unhindered data flows between the UK and the EU post-Brexit, offer stability and certainty for businesses and maintain police and security cooperation. That’s the considered viewpoint of the EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee as outlined in its latest report. Maintaining unhindered and uninterrupted data flows between the UK and the EU following Brexit is an important aim, as any arrangement that results in greater friction could present a non-tariff trade barrier that places the UK at a competitive disadvantage and serves to hinder both police and security co-operation. Although the Government has stated that it “will seek to maintain the stability of data transfers between the EU, Member States and the UK”, little detail has so far been offered by the Conservative Party in terms of how the Government plans to deliver this outcome. By looking in depth at four elements of the EU’s data protection package within the pages of its report, the EU Home Affairs Sub- Committee has determined to examine the options available to the Government for securing uninterrupted data flows between the UK and the EU after the UK exits the EU. These four elements are the General Data Protection Regulation, the Police and Criminal Justice Directive, the EU-US Privacy Shield and the EU-US Umbrella Agreement. Lord Jay of Ewelme, chairman of the EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee, stated: “The volume of data stored electronically and moving across borders has grown hugely over the last 20 years. Between 2005 and 2012 alone, Internet traffic across borders increased eighteen-fold. The maintenance of unhindered data flows is therefore crucial, both for business and for effective police co-operation.” Lord Jay continued: “The Committee has been concerned by the lack of detail on how the Government plans to maintain unhindered data flows post-Brexit. It’s also concerned by the risk that EU and UK data protection rules could diverge over time when the UK has left the EU. To avoid this scenario, the Committee urges the Government to secure a continuing role for the Information Commissioner’s Office on the European Data Protection Board.” There’s broad consensus among witnesses that the most effective way to achieve unhindered flows of data would be to secure adequacy decisions from the European Commission under Article 45 of the General Data Protection Regulation and Article 36 of the Police and Criminal Justice Directive, thereby confirming that the UK’s data protection rules would offer an equivalent standard of protection to that available within the EU. Surveillance Camera Commissioner launches ‘Passport to Compliance’ Tony Porter QPM LLB (pictured), the Surveillance Camera Commissioner, has launched a ‘Passport to Compliance’ document (formerly known as an ‘Operational Requirement’ document). When organisations are considering the procurement and installation of a surveillance camera system, it’s crucial to be able to specify what they want the system to do, how they want it to perform and also to ensure that it complies with all relevant regulations. Of course, how much the system will cost to procure and operate are also key points to bear in mind. The ‘Passport to Compliance’ places the responsibility for CCTV system development in the hands of the organisations that operate them. It guides organisations on the stages they need to go through when planning, installing and eventually operating surveillance camera systems. The document should be completed for new systems or where there’s a significant change to an existing system (for example, due to the addition of a large number of cameras). Following the ‘Passport to Compliance’ will help organisations to meet the 12 guiding principles set out in the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice and, while not a guarantee, other relevant legislation such as the Data Protection Act and the Human Rights Act. The ‘Passport to Compliance’ is aimed primarily at public space CCTV surveillance systems such as those operated by local authorities or in large shopping centres, although in practice it can be used for any type of surveillance camera system. Surveillance Camera Commissioner Tony Porter commented: “I’m delighted to be able to launch the ‘Passport to Compliance’. It enhances, updates and simplifies the widely-used Home Office ‘Operational Requirement’ document and aims to reduce technical jargon.” 6 www.risk-uk.com
News Update “Clarification on regulatory regime for private security industry essential” urges BSIA The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) is calling for urgent clarification on the future of the regulatory regime for the private security industry. This follows on from the news that a security firm is being investigated by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) for allegedly supplying cloned badges to unlicensed stewards. The company in question isn’t a BSIA member. “The industry has faced a great deal of uncertainty with regards to how it will be regulated in the future,” explained James Kelly, CEO at the BSIA (pictured). “This is an issue that has been ongoing for many years, despite overwhelming support from the industry for the transition to a new ‘lighter touch’ regulatory regime. A proposed system of business licensing for the security business sector received extensive backing from the industry, the Regulator and the Government following a consultation in 2012, but this is yet to materialise. This has left all stakeholders uncertain about the future regulatory framework which would govern its operations, as well as the cost of licensing.” Kelly continued: “An Independent Review of the SIA was carried out in 2016 during which the BSIA lobbied for the reaffirmation of business licensing in place of the current system. The outcome of this review has been left in situ with successive Governments for almost a year and appears no closer to being published in the foreseeable future.” In addition, Kelly stated: “Incidents such as the allegation of cloned badges being supplied to unlicensed stewards demonstrate the importance of clear and robust regulation for the security industry. A business licensing system would enable the Regulator to revoke a business’ licence and prevent it from operating within the industry should the firm fail to ensure that all of its personnel are licensed or carry out the required level of due diligence when sub-contracting work.” The BSIA is calling for the Government to “urgently address” the future of the regulatory regime for the private security industry. This starts with the results of the Independent Review of the SIA which, in Kelly’s opinion, “should be published as a priority.” Member companies of the BSIA are required to meet the Trade Association’s stringent eligibility criteria which serve as an assurance that those businesses operate in full compliance with the relevant licensing requirements (and British and European Standards) for the services they provide to their end user cohort. ASIS UK to host inaugural CSO Centre for Leadership and Development meeting in London ASIS International’s Chief Security Officer (CSO) Centre for Leadership and Development brings together the most senior security professionals from the largest and most influential organisations in the world. Now, on Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 October, ASIS UK will host a meeting – the first of its kind to take place in central London – specifically aimed at tackling some of the issues facing CSOs today, tomorrow and into the future. The gathering is to be informed by some leading thinkers and practitioners in the fields of risk, resilience and security. Speakers/participants confirmed thus far include Dr Jon Arthur (an expert in applied risk reasoning systems for complex organisations), Roddy Drummond (head of security at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office) and Professor Martin Gill CSyP FSyI (a leading security academic, researcher and writer and the director of PRCI). Additional speakers on the schedule are Dr Samir Puri (lecturer at Kings College London within the Department of War Studies), Chris Smith (global security risk director at HSBC) and David Thorp (executive director of the Business Continuity Institute). The event will begin with an informal networking reception on Wednesday 4 October and conclude with a gala dinner in the celebrated Peers’ Dining Room in the Palace of Westminster. While attendance is by invitation only, any individuals who meet (or who are close to meeting) the eligibility criteria (see below) are invited to contact ASIS UK’s chairman David Clark CPP PCI PSP via e-mail at chairman@asis.org.uk for an invitation. Typically, CSO Centre membership is limited to the highest-level security professionals operational in organisations with turnovers of $500 million (or equivalent), a company that provides security services with at least US$300 million (or equivalent) in gross annual revenue, a significant Government (local/regional/national) department or agency, a significant not-for-profit or nonprofit organisation or professionals currently operational at another business, agency, facility or organisation with distinctive and notable global or national significance. 7 www.risk-uk.com
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