From providing security for local authority offices and public buildings, to delivering a complete security solution for public events, SAFECROWDS is a trusted security and counter terrorism partner for local authorities.

We work closely with local authorities to understand your security and counter terrorism requirements, providing valuable advice and trained, experienced teams. And, thanks to our Guardhouse reporting and management tool, we can provide complete accountability for deployment and billing, with verifiable geofenced data, enabling you to budget effectively for our services and demonstrate best value.

Security services for local authorities

We can provide you with trained and experienced security teams to help you protect people and places from harm. Our teams are directly employed by us and are drawn from all communities, so we can offer you consistency and hand-picked personnel that meet the specific requirements of your brief.

Our security services for local authorities include:

  • Security teams for public buildings such as libraries and local authority owned leisure centres to protect members of staff and service users.
  • Security teams for council offices, including meet and greet of visitors and service users.
  • Security personnel and K9 dog patrols for vacant publicly owned buildings or night-time security of property assets.
  • Lone worker security protection.
  • Security and stewarding teams for local authority events such as parades, Christmas markets, and civic celebrations.
  • Security personnel and close protection services for VIP visits.
  • Ram raid protection for local authority offices or council-owned properties.

All our security teams are screened and vetted by us, and all have undergone first aid training.

Counter terrorism services for local authorities

At SAFECROWDS, we have proven expertise in providing counter terrorism support, guidance and equipment for a wide variety of clients, including local authorities.

Whether you need our support for an event, or to mitigate risk to council employees and assets, we can provide you with practical and proportionate solutions designed to achieve your goals, without impeding your operational efficiency or negatively impacting the communities you serve.

Our counter terrorism services for local authorities include:

  • Threat, Vulnerability & Risk Assessment (TVRA) to provide a framework for specification of proportionate and practical hostile vehicle mitigation equipment (HVM).
  • Vehicle Dynamics Assessment (VDA).
  • HVM specification, installation and management. This includes provision of a wide range of temporary HVM or permanent HVM systems, many of which can be branded to complement the event or display the council logo.
  • Security teams.
  • K9 explosives and pyro detection dogs and handlers.
  • Facial recognition technology to identify and monitor known threats at vulnerable locations.

We also deploy RAPAID emergency bandages kits with every temporary HVM deployment, and all our teams have undergone ACT (Action Counters Terrorism) training.