Close Protection

Course Overview Information

The learner will:

1. Understand the roles and responsibilities of a close protection operative
2. Understand current law and legislation within a close protection context
3. Understand the importance of threat and risk assessment
4. Understand the importance of threat and risk management
5. Understand personal and professional skills within a close protection environment
6. Understand the importance of teamwork within a close protection environment
7. Understand surveillance, anti-surveillance and counter-surveillance methods
8. Understand search procedures within a close protection operation for people, vehicles and buildings/venues
9. Understand close protection foot drills
10. Understand venue security operations and requirements
11. Understand the importance of planning, route selection and additional licence considerations
12. Understand reconnaissance within a close protection environment
13. Conduct reconnaissance activity
14. Understand the importance of operational planning
15. Undertake a dynamic risk assessment
16. Carry out a risk assessment
17. Demonstrate use of surveillance, antisurveillance and counter surveillance
18. Be able to search people, vehicles and venues
19. Demonstrate close protection foot drills
20. Be able to demonstrate venue security skills
21. Be able to manage transport arrangements within a close protection environment
22. Carry out incident management follow-up
23. Demonstrate embus/debus technique
24. Be able to prepare and carry out a close protection assignment
25. Be able to deal with a range of incidents within a close protection environment
26. Understand the principles of conflict management appropriate to the role
27. Understand how to recognise, assess and reduce risk in conflict situations
28. Understand the use of problem-solving techniques when resolving conflict
29. Be able to communicate to de-escalate conflict
30. Understand terror threats and the role of the security operative in the event of a threat
31. Understand how to keep vulnerable people safe
32. Understand licensing law relevant to the role of a door supervisor
33. Understand queue management and venue capacity responsibilities relevant to a door supervisor
34. Understand the requirements of providing clear and concise instructions to the principal and team members in emergency situations
35. Know how to respond to a change in operational conditions from standard operating procedure (SOP) to emergency operating procedure (EOP)
36. Know the responsibilities of the close protection team when there is an immediate physical threat to the principal
37. Understand the necessity for narrowing the concentric layers of protection when managing an immediate threat to the principal
38. Understand the implications of common and criminal law when using force on another person
39. Know the positive alternatives to using physical intervention skills in a close protection environment
40. Understand associated threats as a result of an attempted assault or unwarranted attention towards a principal
41. Know how to apply physical intervention skills in a justifiable, ethical, and professional manner All
42. Be able to use non-pain compliant soft skills to prevent harm to a principal
43. Be able to use defensive non-pain compliant skills to protect self from assault
44. Be able to use non-pain compliant methods of protecting the inner cordon
45. Be able to protect the principal from assault
46. Be able to communicate effectively to encourage de-escalation
47. Understand physical interventions and the implications of their use
48. Understand the risks associated with using physical intervention
49. State the specific risks associated with positional asphyxia
50. Understand how to reduce the risks associated with physical intervention
51. Identify how to deal with physical interventions on the ground appropriately
52. State how to manage and monitor a person’s safety during physical intervention
53. Be able to use physical skills to protect yourself and others
54. Be able to use non-pain compliant standing, holding and escorting techniques

You must provide:

Two identity documents from group A. At least one document must show your current address and at least one document must show your date of birth.

OR

One identity document from group A and two documents from group B. At least one document must show your current address and at least one document must show your date of birth.

Group A

If you are a UK passport holder, your passport number entered on the application form. You do not need to submit the actual passport.

Signed valid passport of any other nationality.

Driving licence photocard if it was issued by the DVLA in Great Britain. We will not accept the photocard on its own if it was issued by the DVA in Northern Ireland.

Driving licence photocard and its paper counterpart issued by the DVA in Northern Ireland.

UK original birth certificate issued within 12 months of birth

UK biometric residence permit card

Group B (Address & Identity)

Valid UK firearms licence with photo.

Current UK driving licence - paper version (not the paper counterpart to a photocard).

P45 statement of income for tax purposes on leaving a job issued in the last 12 months.

P60 annual statement of income for tax purposes issued in the last 12 months.

Bank or building society statement issued to your current address, less than three months old. You can use more than one statement as long as each is issued by a different bank or building society.

Mortgage statement issued in the last 12 months.

Utility bill (gas, electric, telephone, water, satellite, cable) issued to your current address within the last three months. NOTE: You can only submit one utility bill in support of your SIA application.

Pension, endowment or ISA statement issued in last 12 months.

Letter from H.M. Revenue & Customs, Department of Work and Pensions, employment service, or local authority issued within the last three months. You can submit more than one letter as long as each is issued by a different Government department or a different local authority.

A credit card statement sent to your current address within the last three months. You can submit more than one statement as long as each is issued by a different issuer.

Council Tax statement issued in the last 12 months.

Group B (Identity Only)

Driving licence photocard (without a paper counterpart) issued by the DVA in Northern Ireland.

Valid EU photo card.

Marriage certificate or Civil Partnership certificate, with translation if not in English.

UK birth certificate issued more than 12 months after date of birth, but not a photocopy.

Non-UK birth certificate, with translation if not in English.

UK adoption certificate