Page 14 - AUCSO Newsletter - Winter 2023
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Imperial College London awarded Secured
Environments security accreditation
The College has received the Secured Environments accreditation in recognition of its work in
building safe and inclusive campuses for our community.
The award, which
distinguishes organisations
that demonstrate excellence
across six key principles of
security, was awarded to the
College’s Security team by
Commander Helen Harper,
Head of Profession, Crime
Prevention, Inclusion and
Engagement at the
Metropolitan Police. The
achievement reflects
Imperial’s commitment to
ensuring the safety of
students, staff and visitors
across all our campuses.
Commander Harper presenting the Secured Environments
certificate to Terry Branch and Nigel Ward of the College's Security team
The College has received the Secured Environments accreditation in recognition of its work in
building safe and inclusive campuses for our community.
The award, which distinguishes organisations that demonstrate excellence across six key
principles of security, was awarded to the College’s Security team by Commander Helen
Harper, Head of Profession, Crime Prevention, Inclusion and Engagement at the Metropolitan
Police. The achievement reflects Imperial’s commitment to ensuring the safety of students, staff
and visitors across all our campuses.
In order to be accredited, the Security team demonstrated that they had implemented the six
key principles of Secured Environments, which focus on how organisations protect themselves
against crime and risk.
At the award ceremony, Commander Harper remarked: “I know how hard it is to get
accreditation on this scale for something this specific. You must all be so proud of what you've
achieved. When you look at how expansive your site is across all the different areas of London,
it's incredible.”
The accreditation follows recent awards for the Security team from the Association of
University Chief Security Officers (AUCSO), including Security Manager of the Year and
Security Initiative of the Year.
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