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Membership of ABCP is open to all business crime reduction partnerships which have achieved the Safer Business Award or are actively working towards it. The Safer Business Award is the nationally recognised standard for BCRPs which shows that they are operating lawfully, in accordance with the Data Protection Act and with other good practice developed by ABCP which have been designed to promote effective partnership work.

ABCP provides a national focus for business crime reduction partnerships.  This helps to give the work of BCRPs a higher profile through areas such as: 

  • Membership of the National Retail Crime Steering Group, chaired by the Home Office Minister
  • Work with ACPO business crime lead to develop a business crime strategy for the police based on accredited BCRPs
  • Establishment and recognition of ABCP county and regional BCRP groups
  • Providing a link to national retailers
  • Developing a vocational qualificatiuon for BCRP crime managers and other persons engaged in business crime reduction (police, security staff, community safety managers etc.)

Members of ABCP are entitled to a number of membership benefits provided by ABCP including:

  • Assistance to member partnerships to achieve the Safer Business Award, including documentation and help from one of our managers
  • Help with the Safer Business Award re-accreditation process
  • Access to all the information on the members' only pages of the ABCP website. These provide legal and data protection guidance, partnership good practice, relevant Home Office and other publications
  • Low cost professional indemnity and other insurance
  • Discounted places at the ABCP annual conference
  • Plaques and certificates to promote your Safer Business Award
  • Access to the Safer Socialising Award
  • Access to associate member services
  • Free advice, information and help with any problems you may encounter on any partnership problem or matter of concern – particularly data protection or other legal matters.

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Latest news


30 July 2010
Important announcement to partnerships and stakeholders

We announced recently that the Association of Business Crime Partnerships Limited (ABCP) was created following a joint board meeting between AABC and ATCM on the 3rd June. The new organisation has the support of both the Home Office and ACPO business crime. More...
24 July 2010
Update on ABCP strategy workshop

As part of the development plan for the new organisation, ABCP held a strategy workshop day at ATCM offices in London on 15th July. It was attended by representatives of BCRPs, retailers, town centre managers, police and directors of ABCP. More...
22 July 2010
Shoplifting DOWN across Eastbourne

The shoplifting action plan developed by the Eastbourne Crime Reduction Partnership (CRP) has seen a dramatic reduction in shoplifting offences across the town. More...
16 July 2010
Crime in England and Wales, 2009/2010

The latest annual crime statistics for England and Wales, produced by the Home Office are now available on their website. More...
14 July 2010
Mansfield Safer Business Partnership have cause to Celebrate

Mansfield Partnership Against Crime (MPAC) has just released the ratified crime figures for 2009/2010 that show a reduction in crime for Mansfield town centre of 20.4% over the previous year. More...
2 July 2010
Harrogate BCRP joins ABCP

Another new partnership has become a member of ABCP and joined the expanding group of partnerships we have in Yorkshire, making this one of our largest regional groups. More...
18 June 2010
Westfield Shopping Centre joins ABCP

The most luxurious shopping centre in the UK, Westfield, in Shepherd's Bush, opposite the BBC centre in west London, has become the latest partnership to join ABCP. More...
18 June 2010
ABCP is moving forward

The Association of Business Crime Partnerships (ABCP) has now been officially created following a joint board meeting between AABC and ATCM on 3rd June. The new name has been registered with Companies House and there will be a new logo and other visual changes as we move forward. More...