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Lord Dear
The board of AABC represents business sectors who have a significant exposure to crime - large and small retailers, convenience stores, Home Office and ACPO as well as town centre management which is a major supporter of business crime reduction partnerships.

The board brings a wealth of experience to bear on the problems of business crime. As well as managing AABC, the board will campaign on behalf of business and partnerships to government, police and other agencies to ensure that business crime issues remain high on their agenda.

The Lord Dear, Chairman, formerly Chief Constable, West Midlands Police

William Price, Chief Executive & Company Secretary, AABC

Michael Schuck, Operations Director, AABC

Richard Barron, Director, Keep Britain Tidy

Dr. Julie Grail, Chief Executive, British Bids

Peter Guillaume, Business Crime Manager, Warwickshire Retail Crime Initiative

Sally Humphreys, Head of Partnerships, New West End Company & chairman of London Business Against Crime Partnership Group

Richard Lawrance, Head of Audit & Loss Prevention, Monsoon & chairman of the Fashion Forum

James Lowman, Chief Executive, Association of Convenience Stores

Lisa Perretta, Crime Reduction Manager, Brighton & Hove BCRP & chairman of Sussex Business Crime Group

David Wilson, Business Manager, Mansfield BCRP & chairman of Midlands Regional Crime Initiative

 

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Latest news


4 March 2010
Guidance and advice on databases and handling of personal and sensitive data

With the emergence of new databases with the ability to disseminate personal and sensitive data, AABC has sought advice and guidance from the Information Commissioner's Office to ensure that BCRPs are able to make reasoned and informed decisions concerning the purchase, operation and management of databases, including access by third party users. As new systems, which may not have sought the benefit of guidance from the ICO, present themselves to BCRPs as solutions to data sharing, it is important that they ascertain their suitability before committing themselves financially or facing difficulties of data compliance in the future. More...
4 March 2010
Fraud reporting line goes live

The National Fraud Authority fraud reporting system, called Action Fraud, is now operational and members of the public and businesses can report all types of frauds direct. More...
3 March 2010
A new partnership joins AABC

We are pleased to announce that a new partnership in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, has joined AABC. More...
27 February 2010
Safer Socialising Award re-launched

AABC has re-launched the Safer Socialising Award in a simplified and more user-friendly format. The same principles about responsible alcohol retailing have been retained, but the categories of licensed premises have been simplified and the requirements codified to make it easier for licensees to apply for the award and simpler for BCRPs to assess and manage. Assessment has been revised upowards to every two years from annually. More...
27 February 2010
Sending personal or sensitive data

The ICO has expressed the view that BCRPs who send personal or sensitive data via email should do so in a secure manner where this is possible. If there is a need to send personal or sensitive data via email, partnerships should consider using the Criminal Justice Secure Email service. More...
20 February 2010
Business Crime Reduction Partnership to address Sussex magistrates

The Brighton & Hove Business Crime Reduction Partnership [BCRP] has been asked by the Sussex Central Bench to give a series of 5 presentations on its work over five days in March to ensure that magistrates understand and support its work with the business community in collaboration with Sussex Police and Brighton & Hove City Council. More...
20 February 2010
Home Secretary announces final conditions of a proposed mandatory code for alcohol retailers

The conditions will be applied to all alcohol retailers to ensure consistent good practice and to crack down on problem premises, where irresponsible drinking could put individuals at risk and lead to crime and anti-social behaviour. More...
13 February 2010
ICO advice on partnership databases

Following concerns expressed to AABC by a number of partnership managers about the national SIRCS database and the manner in which personal or sensitive data is made available to users, AABC sought guidance from the Information Commissioner's Office, who has responded as follows: More...