This solution pack includes.
BS 7499:2020 Provision of static guarding security services. Code of practice
BS 10800:2020 Provision of security services. Code of practice
BS 7984-3:2020 Keyholding and response services
BS 7499:2020 Expert Commentary for BS 7499:2020. Code of Practice for the provision of static guarding services
BS 10800:2020 Expert Commentary for BS 10800:2020. Code of Practice for the provision of security services
BS 7984-3:2020 Expert Commentary for BS 7984-3:2020. Code of Practice for the provision of mobile security services
What is this standard about?
This new standard has been introduced to sit at the top of the national security services standards hierarchy. It contains all the generic recommendations required for the provision of any security service.
Who is this standard for?
It’s for security services providers and users, which encompasses:
Why should you use this standard?
Sitting at the top of the national security services standards hierarchy, BS 10800 gives recommendations for the management, staffing, and operation of an organization providing security industry services.
The service-specific security standards (e.g. for manned security, or security dogs, or cash and valuables in transit services, etc) now sit under the “umbrella” of this standard.
To avoid duplicating the same text, the subordinate standards now reference BS 10800 where necessary. For example, previously every standard included clauses on insurance and documented information. As they are revised, they will in the future say: “The organization should follow the recommendations of BS 10800:2020, 7.3”.
What’s changed in this update?
BS 10800 is a new standard. When BS 7499:2013 was being revised it was realized that it was doing “treble duty” – acting as a code of practice on static site guarding, a code of practice on mobile patrol services, and being used as a general standard on the provision of security services.
It meant users were potentially getting a lot of content that wasn’t relevant to them. Also that there was a lot of duplication throughout the security standards portfolio. Therefore the decision was made to split BS 7499 into three standards: