Event security
Threat assessment before the day, licensed crowd and door teams on it, and a command structure that holds when the schedule slips.
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The problem
An event squeezes a lot of risk into a few hours. The crowd does not know the building, the schedule is public, and the people who do know the building are outnumbered. Most event security is priced by headcount and briefed on the morning, which means the plan gets written by whoever happens to be on shift.
How we approach it
- We assess the threat before anyone is quoted. What is being protected, who is expected, and what has changed at this venue since last time.
- You get a written command structure with named roles, so escalation never depends on finding the right person in a crowd.
- Officers are matched to your event. A gala dinner and a product launch do not need the same team.
- We debrief within a week, recording what actually happened rather than what the plan said would happen.
Every deliverable, in full
Open any of these to see what it contains and when it arrives. Nothing here is a line item we have not explained.
A written read of your event before anyone is quoted. We look at what you are protecting, who is expected, how the venue behaves when it is full, and what has changed since the last event held there.
- Venue and approach review, including entrances, exits and pinch points
- Crowd profile and expected behaviour for this audience
- What changed at this venue since it was last used this way
- The realistic worst case, and what it would take to handle it
When you get it: Before you receive a price. If the assessment says you need less cover than you asked for, we tell you.
Who stands where, who decides what, and who takes over if the first person is dealing with something else. Escalation never depends on finding the right person in a crowd.
- Position map with each role and its responsibility
- Named command structure, including who deputises
- Radio and escalation protocol agreed with your team
- What happens if the schedule slips, because it usually does
When you get it: At least five working days before the event, so your team can read it and challenge it.
Officers chosen for your event rather than allocated from whoever is free. Every one is SIA licensed and screened to BS 7858 before a first shift, and we track licence expiry so a lapsed licence never reaches you.
- SIA licence checked and in date for the role performed
- BS 7858 screening completed and on file
- Written site induction completed before the first shift
- Briefing on your event, your brand and your audience
When you get it: On site and briefed before doors, not arriving as they open.
A record of what actually happened, structured so an insurer or a licensing authority will accept it. Not a paragraph written from memory a fortnight later.
- Timestamped log of every incident and how it was handled
- Graded by seriousness, with the reasoning recorded
- What worked, what did not, and what we would change
- Actions for next time, each with an owner
When you get it: Within one week of the event, while people still remember it.
Their pre-event security briefing was the most structured process we had experienced. On the night, two situations were managed before they became visible to guests.
Start with an assessment, not a quote
We will tell you what cover you actually need for this. Sometimes that is less than you were about to buy.
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