Saturday: 15 May 2010:
Global Directory to regulate private security sector
Colonel Ahmed Al Hanttoobi, Director of Private Security Business Department at MoI has revealed that the participants tend to issue a global guidance directory to regulate the private security sector.
The international meeting was hosted by MoI, in collaboration with UN on the Private Security Sector Governance, on 10 and 11 May at the Western region. The participants submitted their final recommendations to Office of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division in Vienna to discuss the UAE Draft Resolution regarding the Private Security Sector Governance.
25 experts from 17 countries appreciated MoI model of supervising and regulating the private security sector through their final recommendations. They also lauded the efforts of HH Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior in maintaining security and safety for all the UAE nationals and residents.
The recommendations are:
States should take into account that the regulation of the activities of CPSS corresponds to Governments – as appropriate, at the national and/or local levels-, consistently with their primary responsibility to provide safety and security for their citizens. The provision of CPSS should be consistent with international human rights norms and standards as well as national labour laws and regulations.
States should enhance cooperation between the public and private sectors providing civilian security services –when appropriate, and consistent with national legislation, in cooperation with national, regional and international professional associations and NGOs.
Governments should actively engage providers of CPSS in information sharing efforts directed at maximizing the opportunity to prevent criminal and terrorist acts. Consider the identification, development and adoption of minimum recruitment and selection criteria appropriate to their context for those seeking employment as civilian private security personnel.
Establish, in cooperation and consultation with industry, minimum licensing related training standards for civilian private security guards and other State regulated work categories within the civilian private security sector. Such training standards should be regulated by the State, and include at a minimum comprehensive instruction.
International, regional and national associations of providers of CPSS should be encouraged to establish a research system to collect information from members; and collate research information, store research materials and contacts.
The experts participating in the Planning Meeting, thanking the Government of the United Arab Emirates for its warm hospitality, assistance and kind hosting of the event. Colonel Al Hanttoobi thanked the experts for their kind efforts and rich discussions which will be the fulcrum that UAE will proud of.
Al Hanttoobi said "Recommendations focused on a number of areas: Role and duties of the private security sector, the sector shall be regulated by the government along with international and regional standards for implementation of the system, importance of training and qualification. All licensed privates security companies are to be asked to attend a periodical refresher course each three years. Cooperation and partnerships with private security sector and public security sector o