A major study of the UK security sector actively supported by the leading security associations is to be undertaken by researchers at Perpetuity Research and Consultancy International.
Those practitioners currently working in the security sector are being invited to complete an online questionnaire designed to address the state of the security sector and, specifically, the potential impact on it posed by both changes to regulation and the economic recession.
Three groups of individuals are being invited to compete the survey. They are:
- directors and managers of companies providing security goods and/or services
- buyers of security goods and/or services (eg security managers/directors of corporations and public/voluntary bodies, facilities managers and procurement specialists)
- security officers or supervisors of security officers who undertake security guarding duties (covering static and patrolling duties, protecting company assets, Cash-and-Valuables-in-Transit, close protection, door supervision, Public Space Surveillance (CCTV), immobilisation, restriction and/or removal of vehicles and key holding)
The survey should take no more than 20 minutes to complete, and can be accessed here
The deadline for responses is the end of January 2012
Comment on the survey
Professor Martin Gill, the head of Perpetuity Research who is leading this study as part of the Security Research Initiative, stated: “This could be the largest survey of the security sector ever undertaken, and we would encourage individuals to take part.”
He continued: “This is a rare opportunity to gain insights into what people are really doing, and what they really think about what is happening in security. The survey is anonymous, and no names of individuals or companies are being recorded. The findings will be made available free of charge, so do please complete the questions.”
Professor Gill may be contacted on (mobile) 0774 028 4286 and via e-mail at: m.gill@perpetuitygroup.com
Further information on the Security Research Initiative can be found on Perpetuity’s website