News & Updates
4th Secured Environments award for Lloyd’s of London
On Monday 25th November, City of London Police Commissioner, Peter O’Doherty, presented the Secured Environments award to Lloyd’s. Terry Blacker, Head of Corporate Real Estate noted: ‘Lloyd’s is extremely proud to have renewed the Secured Environments award for the...
Call for frontline security officers to take part in important research
Perpetuity Research has been commissioned by The International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) to undertake a ground-breaking study to explore the roles, responsibilities and training of frontline security officers (sometimes referred to as security guards)....
The University of Leeds secures police award for security
The University of Leeds has achieved the prestigious Secured Environments award by demonstrating their commitment to good security management. The University, established in 1904, is one of the largest higher education institutions in the UK and is renowned globally...
4th Secured Environments award for Lloyd’s of London
On Monday 25th November, City of London Police Commissioner, Peter O’Doherty, presented the Secured Environments award to Lloyd’s. Terry Blacker, Head of Corporate Real Estate noted: ‘Lloyd’s is extremely proud to have renewed the Secured Environments award for the...
Optimising Joint Working between the Police and Private Security
The aim of the research was to explore the forms of joint working that take place between the security sector and the police, and the barriers that can prevent this work from progressing. The research is based on the views of security professionals from in-house...
New Research Initiative Investigating Criminality in the Private Rented Sector (PRS)
Perpetuity Research has been commissioned by Leeds City Council to undertake an important new research project aimed at investigating how residential properties in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) may be used to facilitate criminal activities, including organised...
New report published exposes missed opportunities in the fight against economic crime: police failing to leverage private and not-for-profit sector resources.
A groundbreaking report by Perpetuity Research and the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime at the University of Portsmouth has uncovered a critical oversight in the fight against economic crime. Despite soaring levels of these offences, police forces are not...
Secured Environments awarded to Paternoster Square
Paternoster Square has been presented with the prestigious Secured Environments award on 16th April 2024 by Commander Khan, City of London Police. The estate is an iconic urban development in the heart of the City of London, surrounded by landmarks such as St Paul’s...
Regent’s Place achieves police award for security
Regent’s Place has been presented with the prestigious Secured Environments award on 31st January 2024 by Guy Ferguson, Chief Executive Officer, Police CPI. The estate, is located in the London Borough of Camden, on one of London’s main arterial roads, close to key...
Does security culture trump strategy when it comes to facilitating excellence?
The aim of the research - 'The importance of Security Culture in Facilitating Security Excellence' - was to explore the challenges to building a strong security culture in today’s world and assess how the security sector is responding. The research is based on the...
The University of Sunderland secures police award for security
The University of Sunderland has achieved the prestigious Secured Environments award for a second time, by demonstrating their commitment to good security management. The award was presented to the University on 3rdOctober 2023 by Superintendent Rob Bosson of...
“Creating Hope Through Action” – World Suicide Prevention Day 2023
World Suicide Prevention Day, established in 2003 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention in conjunction with the World Health Organization (WHO) is on the 10th of September this year, the theme,“Creating Hope Through Action” is a powerful call to...
New Research Launched – Enhancing police resources in the fight against economic crime cost effectively: harnessing the potential of the private and not-for-profit sectors
Perpetuity Research has received funding from the Dawes Trust, along with the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime at Portsmouth University, to undertake research exploring the opportunities that exist in the private and not-for-profit sectors for the police to...
Report Launch: Assessing non-fungible tokens (NFTs): A resource guide for fraud practitioners
Perpetuity Research are pleased to share their latest report entitled “Assessing non-fungible tokens (NFTs): A resource guide for fraud practitioners” commissioned by the ACFE UK Chapter The purpose of the research was to enhance the anti-fraud community’s...
Consultation analysis on restricting promotion of food and drink high in fat, sugar, or salt
Perpetuity Research recently undertook a consultation analysis on behalf of the Scottish Government on ‘Restricting promotion of food and drink high in fat, sugar, or salt’. The purpose of the consultation carried out by the Scottish Government was to understand views...
The Aon Centre gains second Secured Environments award
Aon plc, a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions, has gained the prestigious Secured Environments award for The Aon Centre, their global headquarters, housed in the iconic Leadenhall Building in...
Survey Launch: Can security be excellent without the right culture?
While there is much emphasis on the quality of security being delivered by security departments and providers, can it truly be excellent without first establishing the right attitude to security and the right engagement with security among the wider workforce? We are...
Imperial College achieves Secured Environments police award for security
Global top ten University, Imperial College London, has had its security management recognised after gaining the prestigious Secured Environments accreditation. The award, which recognises that the University is following six key principles to maximise the safety of...
Security Managers lack influence over the security budget; and how to remedy that
The aim of the research was to explore the extent to which security managers are able to influence the security budget, whether and why this matters, and how greater influence can be attained. It is based on the views of security professionals from both in-house and...
Two Policy & Practice Briefing Papers from the Digital Forensics and Social Media (DFSM) Project Published
Perpetuity Research, in conjunction with University College London (UCL) and the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR) (Birkbeck College) are pleased to release the first two policy and practice briefing papers from their Digital Forensics and...
Contribute to new research on NFTs
We are conducting a short anonymous poll and we would really appreciate your thoughts, ideas and experiences on the potential benefits and drawbacks on using NFTs. If you wish, at the end of the poll you can choose to leave an email address to receive a copy of the...
Supporting Victims of Sexual Violence
Perpetuity Research has been commissioned by the Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Devon, Cornwall & The Isles of Scilly to carry out a sexual violence needs assessment to help inform the recommissioning of Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA)...
The Use of AI in Physical Security
Dr Janice Goldstraw-White, one of our researchers, has recently written an article with David Quinn, Product Manager UK, G4S. In this they outline how although artificial Intelligence (AI) has certainly impacted our everyday lives in the last couple of decades, the...
New Research Launched – Assessing Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
Perpetuity Research has been commissioned by The Association of Fraud Examiners (ACFE), UK Chapter to undertake research into non-fungible tokens (NFTs). NFTs are essentially digital collectibles – if something can be stored digitally then it can become a NFT,...
The Handbook of Security Third Edition has been published
The third edition of the Handbook of Security, edited by Perpetuity Research Director Martin Gill, has been published. The book contains 45 contributions from the leading scholars in the world, topics cover a vast arrange of issues from security and the margin...
London Bridge City achieves police award for security
London Bridge City has been presented with the prestigious Secured Environments award on 13th June 2022 by Guy Ferguson, Chief Executive Officer, Police CPI. The estate, located in an iconic neighbourhood, surrounded by famous London landmarks, is a destination for...
Second Secured Environments award for The Francis Crick Institute
The Francis Crick Institute has achieved the Secured Environments award, the prestigious police certification granted to organisations demonstrating effective security management, for the second time. As a biomedical facility, the institute is a high-risk organisation...
Secured Environments success for Crawley’s County Mall
County Mall shopping centre in Crawley has achieved the Police Secured Environments award for the third time. Supported by its managing agent JLL, the centre underwent a thorough audit of their security processes and procedures, which included consultation with...
A new Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill will provide greater protections for consumers and businesses
A new Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (“Economic Crime Bill”) was outlined in the Queen’s speech which will give further and stronger powers to tackle illicit finance, reduce economic crime and provide greater protections for consumers and businesses....
UK Government’s new ‘Enough’ campaign: Educating young people about healthy relationships and consent
In March 2022 the Government launched the ‘Enough.’ Campaign. The campaign, which will run over several years aims to highlight forms of violence against women and girls, and actions that anyone can take to challenge perpetrators of abuse. The campaign will also...