S12’s Paul Evans and Paul Fullwood on raising standards across the UK security industry…

What’s better than one Paul? Three of course!

This week on the Retail Risk – Podcast, host Paul Bessant is joined by Paul Evans and Paul Fullwood from the security industry group S12.

Bringing together senior leaders from major security firms alongside key stakeholders including the Home Office, the Security Industry Authority (SIA), and the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO), S12 is on a mission to raise standards and drive meaningful change across the sector.

And as this episode quickly reveals, that mission couldn’t be more important. Because as Paul Evans points out, “It’s bonkers that you can go home today and start a security company in your bedroom.” Yes, really!

It’s a striking reminder of just how critical and under-scrutinised the security industry can be, particularly when you consider that private security personnel are now statistically more likely than police officers to be the first responders to incidents in the UK.

This episode doesn’t shy away from difficult conversations, with the three Pauls discussing serious issues like labour exploitation and of course Martyn’s Law, which is just around the corner.

It might not be glamorous, but this is a hugely important episode covering some of the biggest challenges facing retail security today.

Tune in to hear more about S12’s mission, the future of security standards in the UK, and why the conversation around security has never mattered more.