'Secured Environments' is a police certification scheme. It is awarded to organisations that are able to show that they have adopted six key principles for protecting themselves against crime.

Upon registering organisations are guided through the process - we offer help and advice throughout – once you have met the six key principles we can award you with the police approved accreditation of 'Secured Environments'.

The aim is to help organisations to think about their risks and how to make the best use of measures they already have. It is the type of scheme every organisation can and should sign up to.

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"The Secured Environments initiative is entirely in accord with the core Aucso aims and objectives of improving professionalism and standards in University Security. The process requires the formalising and analysis of risks and identifying of appropriate security objectives so that proportionate responses can be developed. A major aspect is that it requires 'buy-in' not just from Security staff but also from the Senior Management and other members of the University community. The effectiveness of the outcomes is subsequently evaluated carefully so that sustained, realistic improvements can be achieved. The process is one which I would wholeheartedly endorse."

George Blanchflower, Chair of the Association of University Chief Security Officers (AUCSO)

"Police certification schemes like this give the public, customers and staff the confidence that security is being treated seriously by organisations who achieve certification."

Alan McInnes, General Manager of ACPO CPI

"The accreditation process forced us to think hard about issues such as the security of clients' information and staff safety and to review our systems for ensuring that we are thinking about these matters on a continuous basis."

Managing Director, Media Outcomes

"The principles were a useful starting point enabling me to evaluate where I felt our strengths and weaknesses lay and giving me a clearer idea of what I needed to achieve."

Headteacher, Church Hill Primary

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