Philippa Boyd, Senior Security Consultant at Inverroy Crisis Management, explains how readiness protects people The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, known as Martyn’s Law, represents a major evolution in the UK’s approach to public safety. The law introduces a two-tier framework requiring publicly accessible venues to take proportionate steps to protect the public. Yet […]
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These were not isolated events. In early 2024, a water treatment facility in the Midlands suffered a sudden systems failure when multiple valves were remotely tampered with. Pressure dropped, distribution halted, and supply to over 10,000 homes was disrupted. Shortly before the failure, staff had reported suspicious drone activity near the perimeter fencing, an incident
Sabotage in the UK: A Strategic Signal for Business and Industry Read More »
Like most of the readers of The Sentinel, I read or listen to dozens of articles stating the importance of a growth mindset. These articles often comment that trying and learning from the experience matters and that how you get back up from the knockdowns is essential. Within the risk and safety field, a simulated
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As professional risk and safety managers, it is part of our remit to warn colleagues of emerging risks before they occur so that preventative action can be taken and the worst effects of the risk can be avoided, or at least mitigated. In 1987, the US Army War College introduced the term VUCA, standing for
Horizon scanning or crying wolf? Read More »
Over the last 12 months, there have been countless examples that might, at the very least “raise an eyebrow” to an individual’s values and which, in some cases, have been so severe it has been on the wrong side of the law. What is the price of integrity? Within the workplace, recent examples include the
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