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AGENDA PUBLISHED IN ASIS INTERNATIONAL SUMMER 2010 NEWS - July 2010 - What are the top security threats facing the research sector? Because we all view security differently and face different threats it is important for organisations to carry some formal risk assessment to identify the key issues and gaps in the overall security plan. Typically we see that there is a lack of security awareness and where policies are in place the staff are either unaware of them or have not been trained in their effective use...more

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AT AN ALL TIME HIGH! - July 2010 - June saw the second round of customer satisfaction surveys for Agenda Security Services which was conducted again by our business development team using randomly generated clients, all of which have used our services within the last six months. The survey was conducted again by our business development team as they are not connected with any individual area of the business and can easily represent an objective view and provide immediate feedback to clients if they raised any concerns during the survey...more

AGENDA’S QUALITY APPROACH PAYS DIVIDENDS! - July 2010 - Agenda is pleased to announce that we have successfully completed our latest ISO 9001:2008 full day audit conducted by ISOQAR. Katrina who is responsible for conducting internal audits throughout the year said, “For the first time no improvement requests were recommended by the auditor, this is testament to our learning culture and the way we have integrated the standard into our everyday processes. This quality focus aligned with ongoing customer service, quality and innovation training initiatives has lead to the continuous development in the quality of the services that we provided to our clients and our staff”...more

LOSS OF INFORMATION, DATA BREACHES AND COSTS ALL INCREASE! - June 2010 - A new report from nCircle reveals over 94% of companies surveyed earlier this year believe breaches in security will increase in 2010...more

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND DATA PROTECTION UPDATE! - June 2010 - The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has a dual role of educator and enforcer to ensure compliance with current legislation including Freedom of Information and Data Protection...more

AGENDA TEAM GAIN ILM QUALIFICATIONS - June 2010 - Agenda has always had a learning and development culture, accredited to Investors in People it recognises the importance of Continual Professional Development and underlines this by providing a Training Bank Account each year to facilitate vocational and non-vocational training to each and every one of its employees. As an example of this commitment we are delighted to announce that Andy and Katrina from our pre-employment screening, vetting and background checking team have successfully completed the 40 hour Agenda Group Management Development Programme...more

CIPD SHOWCASE SUCCESS! - ARE YOU REALLY CHECKING NEW EMPLOYEES PROPERLY? - June 2010 - Agenda attended the CIPD Recruitment Conference at Olympia in London on the 16th and 17th June 2010...more

AGENDA’S SCREENING AUDIT PAPER FEATURED IN WORKPLACELAW - June 2010 - A recent survey of staff recruitment agencies revealed a worrying lack of compliance, understanding of legal requirements and adequate screening of agency staff. Michael Stephens and Norman Mortell outline the findings and provide some recommendations...more

NEED A FAKE IDENTITY? IT'LL COST £2! - May 2010 - A key component of any pre-employment screening, vetting or background checking programme is to verify the identity of the person being screened otherwise the resulting investigations will be meaningless. To further emphasise the point it was reported by Gill Insley in the Observer in May 2010 how Michael Lynch, an identity theft expert for CPP, took half an hour to apply for a national identity card, a provisional motorcycle licence, an international driving licence and a European works permit...more

NEW SECURITY SERVICES WEB SITE – WE CHECK, WE SCREEN, WE CARE! - May 2010 - After extensive research and listening closely to our customers we have re-developed our security web site. We have made it easier to find what you need, easier to search and provided new pages to make it easier for you to choose the pre-employment screening service to meet your needs...more

AGENDA SIGNS UP TO THE PERSONAL INFORMATION PROMISE -
May 2010 - Agenda has always taken information security seriously, with Secured by Design facilities, fully screened staff trained in the handling of personal information and our externally audited ISO27001 Information Security Management Standard certification demonstrating this. But you should go further, for example we believe strongly that you should only ask for the information specifically required to conduct the pre-employment screening from individuals and that their information should be secure...more

AGENDA PROUDLY SPONSORS THE AUCSO CONFERENCE - April 2010 - For those of you who may not be aware, the Association of University Chief Security Officers (AUCSO) was established over 25 years ago and brings together senior University security professionals from across the UK and increasingly from mainland Europe...more

AGENDA SECURITY PAPER PUBLISHED IN GLOBAL NATURE MAGAZINES - April 2010 - Agenda Security Services is pleased to announce that after a peer review and editorial board approval it’s paper entitled Seven Layers of Security to Protect Biomedical Research Facilities was published by the Nature Publishing Group in one of their USA based research magazines in April and it will be in the European version in May 2010...more

DATA PROTECTION ACT: STAFF SCREENING GUIDANCE - April 2010 - The Information Commissioner’s Office have provided eleven key questions about screening to check that policies comply with the DPA...more

CUSTOMER FEEDBACK INDICATES AGENDA IS ON TRACK! - April 2010 - A survey was conducted by the business development team over several months choosing screening clients at random...more

NEW BRIBERY ACT – BRITAIN’S NEW FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION - April 2010 - Last week (8 April 2010), marked a tough new era for corporate Britain, following the new bribery laws been granted by the Royal Assent...more

BEWARE THE LIES ON CVS – WHY WE SHOULD TAKE NOTHING AT FACE VALUE! - April 2010 - There's no doubt that we are seeing an increase in issues in relation to CVs, references and qualifications. Our own screening data suggest that, for example we know 1 in 20 qualifications are misquoted – that is not completed, grade exaggerated or simply fake...more

THE DATA PROTECTION ACT DOES NOT BAR PRE-EMPLOYMENT, RETROSPECTIVE OR CONTINUOUS EMPLOYEE SCREENING -
March 2010 - Discussions were held in November 2009 regarding retrospective and continuous staff screening, the meeting involved the Met Police and SOCA (The Serious Organised Crime Agency), PREFIT (Protecting Employers From Insider Threats) and some of the UK’s key employers...more

AGENDA PASSES ISO27001 AUDIT WITH FLYING COLOURS! -
March 2010 - Agenda was one of the first 50 organisations in the UK to attain the ISO27001 Information Management Security Standard certification and is the only one to include the BS7858 security screening and BS8470 destruction of confidential materials codes of practice into its audited processes...more

YOUR GUIDE TO CRIMINAL CHECKS - February 2010 - The process for obtaining details of the criminal history for a person who resides in England, Scotland and Wales is conducted through the Criminal Records Bureau or Disclosure Scotland. This information is provided as a guide to understanding what is available from each organisation and the differences between their services...more

SOCIAL NETWORKING IS A STILL A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ORGANISATIONS - February 2010 - Concerns over social media sites are not new, even before these sites existed there were major concerns that the inappropriate use of e-mail was a major factor in sensitive business information being “leaked”...more

RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK - February 2010 - Employers need to be aware that under the Government's new Points Based System for immigration, which started to roll out in 2008, businesses need to be licensed as sponsors by the UK Border Agency before they can bring in any skilled foreign workers from outside the EEA...more

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WORKING IN GOVERNMENT HIGHLIGHTS THE RISK OF USING AGENCY PERSONNEL - January 2010 - Some 349 illegal foreign staff have been given jobs with Whitehall departments, councils and NHS Trusts over the past four years according to information obtained by the Mail on Sunday under the Freedom of Information Act and reported on January 3rd 2010. This raises the increasing issue of the use of temporary and agency personnel and how you can ensure that the staff provided are not illegal workers...more

AGENDA VALUES RECOGNITION AWARD WINNER ANNOUNCED - January 2010 - Agenda prides itself on its friendly and professional approach and its focus customer care. In 2009 a new Agenda Values Recognition Programme was developed for all staff. Nominations could be made by colleagues or customers based on the individual showing a great example of “living” the Agenda Values...more


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