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It's Corporate Crime Prevention Month. After the force's National Business Crime Center (NBCC) conducted a week of action in October, the NBCC will spend March encouraging all police forces to hold at least one Safe Business Conduct Day (SaBA Day) in their area. It was announced as a month to encourage people to do the same. Paul Betts, Deputy Commissioner of London Police, NPCC (National Police Chiefs' Council) Head of Business Crime. North Wales Police's NPCC retail crime lead, Chief Constable Alex Goss, has written to chief constables asking for support.
NBCC chief executive Supt Patrick Holdaway said: “We are hearing from police and retailers who want to maintain the momentum of collaboration in the face of increasing levels of retail crime and violence against store workers. Traditionally, retail crime As the increase begins in the spring, we proposed establishing a targeted action month in March, which would allow the military to better plan its resources and allow retailers and private security to Members are given the opportunity to assist in multiple locations, allowing them to disrupt and stop a large number of criminals.
“Over 25 police forces have already confirmed their participation and we are confident that all forces will keep up and plan proactive operations during SaBA Month, as retail crime is such a significant issue for local communities.” are doing.”
For a list of which factions are where on which days of the week, see this document on the Center's website. NBCC has developed SaBA Month branding that troops can use and SaBA Day branding that can be adapted to include SaBA Day locations. The brand can be accessed through the NBCC website.
https://nbcc.police.uk/business-support/saba-days
https://nbcc.police.uk/media/sabamonth/safer-business-action-month.zip
In Cheshire, for example, police have promised businesses, their customers and visitors that there will be increased police presence and activity during March. Meanwhile, last month Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Angelique Foster attended SaBA Day in Chesterfield as one of the speakers. She said: “Businesses and retailers have a right to expect an effective police response. They bring value to our communities, provide jobs and support our economy.
“Shoplifting is a national problem, and there is growing evidence of the involvement of organized crime gangs. The rising trend of violence and abuse against retail workers is also of grave concern, and I am committed to ensuring that these issues are taken seriously.” continues to be raised at the level.
“We need to take a tougher approach and commit more resources to helping businesses protect their employees and livelihoods from criminals. This is exactly what we need to do by working with retailers themselves. And that's what we've done in Derbyshire.”
Mr Holdaway was one of the speakers at the Lanpac (Lancashire Partnership Against Crime) and Retailers Against Crime (RAC) conference in Blackpool last Wednesday. For more information, check out his April print edition of Professional Security Magazine.
Like the NBCC, we promote similar activities in the nighttime economy, including joint patrols, targeted intervention with criminals, and crime prevention.
Photo by Mark Lowe. Canterbury city center as seen from the cathedral gatehouse. Kent Police will hold a countywide SaBA Day next Wednesday.
