AABC 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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13 February 2010
AABC conference reminder
Have you booked your place at the AABC annual conference at the Radisson Blu hotel at Manchester Airport on Thursday, 29th April yet?
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13 February 2010
A new partnership joins AABC
We are pleased to welcome Blackburn Business Against Crime as the latest BCRP to join the ranks of AABC members.
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31 January 2010
The Post Office joins AABC
AABC is pleased to announce that the Post Office security team has joined AABC as an associate member. We are very pleased to have such high level support for business crime reduction. They will also be exhibitors at AABC's national conference on 29th April at the Radisson Blu hotel at Manchester Airport - so make sure you book your place by using the conference and booking information on our 'Events' page.
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23 January 2010
AABC business crime security programme launched
Action Against Business Crime has launched an initiative which will significantly increase the level of security available to the micro and SME sector and as a result will make better insurance available to them through their insurers.
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19 January 2010
AABC conference website now fully operational
The AABC conference website has been completed and can now be accessed to view the programme, to book delegate places, book accomodation and download the Partnership Excellence Awards application forms. This is the only national conference to focus exclusively on business crime partnerships and their work and provides an essential information and networking opportunity for everyone whose work encompasses business crime.
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18 January 2010
A new partnership joins AABC
Congratulations to Tendring business against crime (Tenbac) which includes Clacton-on-Sea, Harwich and Frinton, the latest partnership to join AABC. The partnership office is located in Clacton police station and is managed by business crime co-ordinator Wenda Primrose and PCSO Lauren Richardson.
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17 January 2010
Chair of Neath Port Talbot BCRP wins MBE in New Year honours
In what is believed to be a first for a BCRP, Chris Morgan, 36, from Neath, who was chair of Safer Neath Port Talbot BCRP from 2005 until November 2009 has been awarded with an MBE in recognition of his work in helping to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in and around the Aberafan shopping centre. Working with the ambulance service he also helped recruit and train more than 40 first responders to deal with medical emergencies in Port Talbot.
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11 January 2010
Home Office announces new National CCTV Strategy website
The National CCTV Strategy presents the results of a wide-ranging review of CCTV in England and Wales and makes a series of recommendations.
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21 December 2009
AABC National Conference - a date for your diary
The AABC National Conference has been confirmed and will take place on Thursday, 29th April, 2010 at the Radisson Blu hotel at Manchester Airport. The venue is 5 minutes drive from Junction 5 of the M56, 18 minutes by train from Manchester Piccadilly, or a 3/4-minute walk from the airport station.
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11 December 2009
Change of chief executive at AABC
Mike Schuck has announced that as of the 1st January 2010 he will be standing down as CEO of AABC, after 6 years of service, in order to pursue a less hectic lifestyle. Mike, a former senior officer in the Metropolitan Police and Director BRC Retail Crime Policy, was instrumental in establishing AABC and its growth into a national body for business crime reduction partnerships.
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9 December 2009
National Fraud Authority issues Christmas anti-fraud tips.
With just a few shopping days left and new research suggesting over 90% of people plan to purchase Christmas gifts online this year opportunistic fraudsters are busy 'phishing' for their next victims. However, the threat is not only on the web, the high streets are also a fraudster's paradise.
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9 December 2009
First drink banning order in England and Wales
A banbury man has received the first drink banning order in England and Wales after repeatedly breaching the exclusion notice placed on him by Banbury pubwatch, a part of Cherwell Business Crime Partnership.
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1 December 2009
Swansea BCRP to ban violent hospital patients from pubs and clubs
Working with police, local hospitals and the Safer Swansea partnership, Swansea BCRP has agreed a process to exclude from city centre pubs and clubs people who are taken to hospital either as patients or who are accompanying patients, if they are violent or abusive to staff and it is established that they have been drinking in the city centre.
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20 November 2009
Bournemouth sponsors The Big Issue
Bournemouth Business Reducing Crime has agreed with The Big Issue office in the town to register all their sellers to ensure that only genuine sellers are permitted.
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20 November 2009
AABC National Conference - a date for your diary
AABC will be holding its annual national conference for business crime reduction partnerships on Thursday, 29th April, 2010 in Manchester - at either the United or City stadiums. So there will be an opportunity for supporters to purchase souvenirs from the shop!
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14 November 2009
The Global Retail Theft Barometer, 2009.
The latest edition of the Global Retail Theft Barometer covers 41 countries including the U.S., China, Australia, France, Germany, Brazil, South Africa, Turkey, and India. Data was collected from 1,0689 of the largest retail corporations world-wide with combined sales of $822 billion.
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30 October 2009
Home Office minister urges support for business crime
The Home Office minister, Alan Campbell, who chairs the National Retail Crime Steering Group, has written to all community safety managers, chief constables, police authorities and others, asking them to take business crime seriously and to consult with business as part of their annual strategic assessments.
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