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| | Industry News: Employee Licenses Due from 1st January 2010 | | | Employee Licences will be due for renewal from January 2010. The Private Security Authority will start accepting renewal applications from the 1st November 2009.
The following items will be required to renew a licence:
- Completed Application Form
- Prescribed Licence Fee
- Completed Garda Vetting Form (Form GVR) |
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If a licence holder has resided outside of the country since the 1st January 2007 and has not already provided us with a Criminal Record Certificate for this period,
- Foreign Criminal Record Certificate
Licence holders who wish to add a sector to their licence must include evidence (in the required format) of having completed the training with the renewal application.
The Licence Fee is unchanged at €130 for DSP, €80 for SGS and €190 for both sectors.
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| | William Roles Memorial Cup - October 2011 | | | In October 2008 we lost a great friend and dedicated member of our security team. Liam Roles gave over 7 years service to Kennedy Security & Consultancy Limited and was a very well respected and popular member of our team.
In honour of Liam we hosted the "Liam Roles memorial tournament" in August 2009 & October 2010 and 2011. |
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| It proved to be a very enjoyable occasion and was supported by over 40 staff members, including members of Liams family. |
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Above, members of Liams family present the cup to the winning team!
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
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| | Kennedy Security Earns Gold Award | | | In July 2009 Kennedy Security & Consultancy Limited has been awarded the prestigious Qualsec Gold Award. The company has been one of the first in Ireland to receive this award.
Qualsec is a new continuous improvement, quality assurance scheme, launched by the Irish Security Industry Association (ISIA) and managed by the National Security Inspectorate. |
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According to Brian Kennedy, Operations Director of Kennedy Security
"Attaining Qualsec Gold again demonstrates our company's unrelenting commitment to quality in the services we provide. It is a clear reflection of the hard work and dedication of my management team who are all dedicated in the pursuit of service excellence"
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| Tony Malone and Brian Kennedy of Kennedy Security receiving their Qualsec Gold certificate, ISIA President, Alan Jordan and Andrew White, CEO, CerticCS |
Speaking about the awards the Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy commented recently:
"Qualsec is a worthy and significant way of focusing on the need for constant improvement in the security industry. This scheme quite rightly seems to motivate the delivery of a quality service in the industry"
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| Burglary rate up by over 26% in 2009 |
Burglaries rose by 26.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2009. There were 7,047 recorded burglaries, an increase of 1,492 over same period in 2008.
The number of aggravated burglaries rose from 63 to 95, an increase of 50.8 per cent. Year on year burglary offences showed an increase of 5.3 per cent. |
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Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences increased by 5.3 per cent to 597. Bank raids and robberies from the person rose, while robberies of cash-in-transit vans fell.
The rate of kidnappings is up by 85.7 per cent over the third quarter of 2008. There were 13 cases of false imprisonment, 11 incidents involving the kidnap of a child under 16 and 15 cases of human trafficking between July and September 2009. Year-on-year, offences in this category are up by 56.5 per cent.
Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy said the marked increase in burglaries showed there was a need for a new focus by gardaí.
“I am conscious that burglary is a crime that can impact significantly on individuals and their sense of security. I want to assure the community that my people continue to target those who are committing burglaries with intelligence-led, focused operations," he said. "These activities have yielded results and people are charged before the courts. Nonetheless, this work must and will continue.”
At Kennedy Security & Consultancy Limited we have many Security Solutions aimed at helping businesses to minimise loss. Contact our Sales Team at 045-521281 for more details.
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