Module 2 Flashcards
Control of access and
enforcement
Customer service, welcoming and providing advice and guidance to customers • Control of access to and
within the premises • Enforcement of policy and entry conditions • Pre-entry search, including the use of
search equipment where provided • Ensuring compliance with licensing requirements, policies and the
law • Clearing and securing the venue at the end of the function • Undertaking venue and customer
searches.
The SIA groups the required standards into four areas as follows:
Personal appearance • Professional attitudes and skills • General conduct • Organisation/Company
values and standards.
Admission Policy
Normally, the policy will form part of the site assignment instructions. We have a legal obligation to act
fairly without discrimination, and by applying a set of clearly defined criteria in regards to admissions,
conduct and ejections, it becomes much less likely that door supervisors will be accused of
discrimination.
Admissions policies are also important for the venue in supporting its applications for functions and
premises licences.
The admissions policy indicates the measures that the venue managers will take to
support social responsibility policies, control antisocial behaviour, and assist local law enforcement
agencies. The policy will be important not only in deciding who enters the venue, but also in identifying
and deciding who may be asked or compelled to leave.
Admission Policy
Dress code • Behavioural expectations, particularly in regards
to antisocial behaviour • Policy on the admission of intoxicated clients • Search policies and conditions •
Times of opening • Maximum sizes of parties • Entrance fees • Proof of age or identity • Policy on
substance abuse.
Tried in Crown Court
Citizen’s Arrest
Tried in Magistrates Court
No rights of citizen’s arrest
Can be tried in the Magistrates Court or Crown Court
Citizen’s Arrest
No right to citizen’s arrest
Common Assault, Trespass, Vagrancy, Criminal Trespass
Offensive Weapons
Made or adapted weapons are items that are clearly crafted to cause injury.
intended offensive weapons
Ordinary Item
Breach of the Peace
A breach of the peace is riotous and disorderly behaviour that causes annoyance and disturbance to other people
that are not involved in the conflict
right to use
reasonable and proportionate force (including citizen’s arrest) to prevent further breach of the peace.
There is no power of arrest once the breach has finished, so an arrest occurring after the breach will be unlawful
Police should be called as soon as possible
Reasonable use of force
Common law has always recognised the right of any person to protect himself from attack and to act in the
defence of others, if necessary to inflict violence on another in doing so, to ensure personal safety.
These rights
are now enshrined in legislation and are recognised under the Human Rights Act.
Criminal Law Act 1967 Section 3, which states that reasonable, necessary or
proportionate force may be used to: Defend yourself or others • To protect property • To make an arrest for an
indictable offence • Preventing a serious crime.
What is reasonable depends on several factors
The gravity or severity of the crime you were trying to
prevent • Non-physical intervention was not a solution • All other possibilities exhausted • The relative strength of
the parties involved
General searches –
Everyone/every bag, e.g. airport, sporting event.
Specific Searches
Intelligence leading to a specific target - shopping centre/theft
Searching as part of admissions policy
maintain safety by enforcing the prohibition of dangerous
and illegal items and discouraging customers from bringing them in. Illegal items such as drugs and weapons
are banned at any venue, but venues might enforce specific rules against other items such as alcohol
purchased outside or chewing gum.
Random Searches
Manual/Electronic selection - 1 in 5 people, all blue cars, certain % of workforce
Searching exposes security staff to a number of risks and hazards
Violence • Needle stick
injuries • Contact with bio-hazards • Allegations of assault and planting • Contact with drugs • Contact with
weapons and in particular, bladed weapons.
Follow the SEARCHING acronym when carrying out a search:
S Seek permission and explain how you will carry out the search - remember a person can withdraw their
consent to be searched at any time, at which point searching activity should cease and the situation dealt
with as a refusal to be searched.
E Escort the person or vehicle to a safe area.
A Ask the person if they have any prohibited or illegal items on them, in their bag, locker or in the vehicle.
R Request that the person empties their own pockets, bag or locker.
C Control the search - use a systematic and methodical approach. Do not allow the person being searched
to take over the search. You are responsible for controlling the search and those who see you as a soft
touch will exploit such a weakness or inform others of it.
H Have a witness present.
I Items that have been seized must be recorded – use a search register to record details.
N Never put your hands inside any pockets or bags – there may be something sharp or dangerous inside.
G Give assistance if the person experiences any difficulties.
Always follow the search policy of the venue and use PPE supplied.
Best practice -
Females should only be searched by females, males should only be searched by
males.
Self-search -
This eliminates the risk of allegations of planting and
protects the searcher from injury
Searching minors
Always search in pairs and
for younger people, it can be advisable for their parents or friends to be in attendance. Do not ask minors to
remove any clothing other than outer garments (coats).
• Use self search to empty pockets
Stand side on to the person being searched to protect yourself from aggressive movements and start the
search at their head and neck – Ask the person to remove any headwear so that you can look inside (use
discretion when items of headwear are of a religious nature, if in any doubt, ask).
• Methodically work down the body from the head to the shoulders, arms, torso, legs and feet.
• Arms – Ask the subject to hold out their arms to the sides. Gently pat both upper and underside of the arm
up to the armpit area. Repeat the same with the opposite arm.
• Torso – Leaning slightly forward, place your arms underneath their arms and gently rub down the upper
shoulder and lower back areas of the torso, paying attention to the small of the lower back.
• Pat down the chest and abdomen areas of the torso (particular care should be taken that in the case of
female search the breasts are not touched).
• Feel over all clothing showing particular attention to pockets, waistbands and seams.
• Kneel down on one knee to search legs, this is a stable position that you can move back quickly from if
required. Using both hands, position one hand to the front of the leg and the other to the rear of the leg,
then work your way down the leg. Care should be taken not to place your hands on or near the genital area.
Repeat the process with the opposite leg.
Search Procedure
Ask the person to place the bag onto the table in front of any witnesses and to empty the contents of the bag
onto the table • Ask the person to show you that the inside of their bag and compartments are empty.
Check the contents of the bag as follows: Fan through books, magazines and paperwork • Ask the subject to
open any compartments built into electrical equipment • Ask the owner to open purses, wallets and toiletry
bags so that you can view the contents • Check passes and receipts for items being taken from the site.
Search the following: Zipper compartment • Handles and buckles • Pockets • Inner lining • Bottom of
bag/case.
A male may search a female’s bag and a female may search a male’s bag if consent is given. However,
particular discretion and sensitivity should be exercised and where possible the ‘gender rule’ should still be
applied, particularly when dealing with unfamiliar cultures
