7th Lithuanian Personal and Property
Protection Specialists Conference
November 10, 2011
Leen Van Sand
Communication & Policy Officer of CoESS
CoESS
 Confederation of European Security Services
 National private security employers’ associations
 Founded in 1989
 29 national member federations
 2 corresponding members
 ASSA-I (Aviation Security Services Association International)
 ESTA (European Security Transport Association)
 Representing 27 countries
 20 EU Member States
 Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Norway, Serbia,
Switzerland and Turkey
 Defending the interests of
 50,000 private security companies
 2 million private security employees
 Yearly turnover of approximately € 28 billion
 8 Working Committees
 Offices in Wemmel (Brussels, Belgium)
 Further information? www.coess.eu
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Structure
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General Assembly
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
General Secretariat
8 Working Committees
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Guarding
Transport of Valuables (Cash-In-Transit or CIT)
Monitoring and Remote Surveillance
Airport Security
Maritime Security
Critical Infrastructure
Cohesion
Social Dialogue
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Vast network
 Strong partnerships with the EU Institutions
 European Commission
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DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
DG Internal Market
DG Enterprise and Industry
DG Education and Culture
DG Justice
DG Home Affairs
DG Mobility and Transport
DG Enlargement
DG Economic and Financial Affairs
DG External Affairs
 European Parliament
 Council of Europe
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Vast network
 Privileged interlocutor and partner in other European
organisations and bodies
 European Committee for Standardization (CEN)
 European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
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(CENELEC)
European Organisation for Security (EOS)
Euralarm
European Corporate Security Association (ECSA)
European Business Services Round Table (EBSRT)
European Employers Network (EEN) (BusinessEurope)
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Vast network
 Strong and efficient European Sectoral Social Dialogue with
UNI Europa
 Close working relationships with other European
(con)federations
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BusinessEurope
EuroCommerce (commerce and retail)
HOSPEEM (healthcare)
EFCI (cleaning)
Eurociett (temporary work)
CEMR-EP (European municipalities and regions)
FIEC (construction)
EFEE (education)
And others
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National, European and international integration
 Unification motor for representation at national level
 Support to member federations for national issues
 Membership from
 Majority of EU Member States
 Several Candidate EU Member States (Croatia, Macedonia, Turkey…)
 Formal international cooperation agreements with
 World Security Federation (WSF)
 Russian Association of Security Industry (RASI)
 Security Industry Alliance in South-Africa (SIA)
 Ligue Internationale des Sociétés de Surveillance
 Close working relationship with
 Australian Security Industry Association (ASIAL)
 National Association of Security Companies in the US (NASCO)
 Central Association of Private Security Industry in India (CAPSI)
 International Discussion Forum (Asia, Australia, Brazil, India, New-Zealand, Russia, SouthAfrica, United States)
 UNODC ‘Civilian private security services (CPSS): their role, oversight and contribution to
crime prevention and community safety’
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Projects at General Secretariat level
 Monthly CoESS Newsflash
 Yearly White Book (European Summit on Private Security)
 Up-to-date statistics
 Insight into public-private security partnership initiatives
 CoESS Facts & Figures
 New publication reflecting 2011 facts and figures in
December 2011
 Unique in Europe!
 Well-documented and informative website (www.coess.eu)
 Permanent lobby with the European Institutions and bodies
 Permanent information flow with and between CoESS
members (CoESS Quick Surveys!)
 Backbone to the CoESS Working Committees
 Input general policy and strategy
 Guest speaker at European and international conferences
and events
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Priorities/projects related to guarding (1)
 CoESS Working Committee Guarding
 CoESS Facts & Figures
 Added value of the private security services industry to citizens and
society
 EUROFOUND representativeness study
 EU Directive on Services
 CEN/CENELEC projects
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EN 16082 ‘Standard for Airport and Aviation Security Services’ (CEN/PC 384)
New Project Committee: Ship, Port and Maritime-related Security Services
CEN/TC 379 ‘Security in the Supply Chain’
CEN/TC 397 ‘Societal and Citizen Security’
CEN/CLC/TC 4 ‘Services for Fire Safety and Security Systems’
 Possible update CoESS/UNI Europa Best Value Manual
(www.securebestvalue.org)
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Priorities/projects related to guarding (2)
 European Summit on Private Security (rotating EU Presidency)
 Horizontal dossiers
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Evaluation of the EU Counter-Terrorism Policy
EU Internal Security Strategy
An Industrial Policy for the EU Security Industry
European Commission White Paper on the Future of Transport
EU Standardisation Package
Modernisation of EU Public Procurement
 Link to EU level
 EU Directive on Services: continuous dialogue with DG Internal
Market/Enterprise and Industry, European Parliament, Council of
Europe, Permanent Representations, Ligue
 Close cooperation with CEN/CENELEC, EUROFOUND and other
European organisations
 Close cooperation with the rotating EU Presidency
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Priorities/projects related to maritime security
 CoESS Working Committee Maritime Security
 Maritime Training Programme (ISPS Code) – 2012 LLP Call for Proposals
 New CEN Project Committee: Ship, Port and Maritime-related Security
Services
 Position paper ‘Underlining the importance of basic training for private
security guards in general and for private security guards operating in
ISPS-compliant areas in particular’
 Membership with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) or
other relevant international/European organisations
 Stakeholders Advisory Group on Maritime Security (SAGMaS) – latest
developments
 Link to EU level
 ISPS Code (EU Regulation (EC) 725/2004)
 Close cooperation with DG Mobility and Transport
 Active involvement in SAGMaS
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Priorities/projects related to monitoring and remote surveillance
 CoESS Working Committee Monitoring and Remote Surveillance
 Positioning of an Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) in the European private security
landscape (EU Directive on Services)
 Recommendations on how to effectively decrease the number of false fire alarms
 2010 Monitoring Statistics
 CEN/CENELEC projects
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CEN/CLC/TC 4 ‘Services for Fire Safety and Security Systems’
CENELEC Workgroup 14 on ARC specifications
 Secure parking areas
 Vehicle tracking and tracing – standardised European approach
 Close cooperation and exchange of information with Euralarm
 Link to EU level
 EU Directive on Services: continuous dialogue with DG Internal Market/Enterprise
and Industry, European Parliament, Council of Europe, Permanent Representations,
Ligue
 Close cooperation with CEN, CENELEC and Euralarm
 Continuous dialogue with DG Transport and Mobility
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Priorities/projects related to cohesion
 CoESS Working Committee Cohesion
 Vienna Roadmap
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Identification of issues and challenges in Central and Eastern-Europe
Development of guidelines/best practice to support member federations in tackling these
issues through four working groups
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Social Dialogue
Police governing the private security business
Study on private security training
Study on good/best practice in public-private partnerships (PPPs)
TAIEX project to be organised in 2012 (Serbia)
Support the further development of Social Dialogue at national level
Continue the fight against unfair competition
Find common ground in view of a possible future vertical harmonisation initiative for the
sector
 Link to EU level
 Close cooperation with UNI Europa in the European Sectoral Social Dialogue
 Ongoing contacts with DG Enlargement
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Priorities/projects related to social matters
 CoESS Working Committee Social Dialogue
 EU Regulation on Professional Cross-Border Transportation of Euro Cash by Road between
Member States in the Euro Area (jointly with ESTA)
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CoESS/ESTA/UNI Europa training module for cross-border CIT
 OSHA-OiRA (Online interactive Risk Assessment) tool
 Third Party Violence project ‘Multisectoral Guidelines to tackle Third Party Violence and
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Harassment related to Work’
Representativeness study by EUROFOUND
Possible update CoESS/UNI Europa Best Value Manual (www.securebestvalue.org)
Bogus self-employment – unfair competition practices / public procurement
Possible update Mobility Project (www.mobility-privatesecurity.org)
Regional/national issues (Social Dialogue in Eastern countries, pressure on Social Dialogue and
collective bargaining in Ireland and Spain, particle pollution in airport Copenhagen)
 Link to EU level
 EU Cross-Border CIT Regulation: ongoing dialogue with DG Economic and Financial Affairs, DG
Employment, European Parliament, Council of Europe; close cooperation with UNI Europa and
ESTA
 Close cooperation with OSHA (European Agency for Safety and Health at Work) and
EUROFOUND
 Close cooperation at multisectoral level
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Priorities/projects related to critical infrastructure protection
 CoESS Working Committee Critical Infrastructure
 Definition of critical infrastructure
 Development of trusted partner requirements for CNI guarding companies
 Development of a code of ethics for CNI guarding companies
 Development of a checklist on how to choose a trustworthy CIP provider
 Standard for CNI guarding companies (CEN)
 2012 CIPS Call for Proposals (Prevention, Preparedness and Consequence
Management of Terrorism and other Security-related risks – DG Home Affairs)
 CEN/TC 391 ‘Societal and Citizen Security’
 Information exchange platform (CoESS intranet)
 Link to EU level
 EU Directive on European Critical Infrastructure
 Ongoing contacts with DG Enterprise and Industry, DG Justice and DG Home Affairs
 Close cooperation with CEN
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Priorities/projects related to Cash-In-Transit
 Joint CoESS/ESTA Working Committee CIT (piloted by ESTA)
 EU Regulation on Professional Cross-Border Transportation of Euro Cash by Road
between Member States in the Euro Area
 Balance Sheet Relief (BSR) Mechanism
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Regulatory framework created by a National Central Bank, which offsets the adverse
financial impact of large-scale fitness sorting and recirculation of banknotes by professional
cash handlers
 Campaign: public attractiveness of cash
 Public continue to like cash
 Contingency in times of crisis
 Universality of cash
 Freedom to choose (EU citizens must have the freedom to choose/access the means of
payment best suited to their needs)
 Legal tender of Euro cash
 Compliance with the European Commission Recommendation in relation to the legal tender
status of cash (March 22, 2010)
 Link to EU level
 Ongoing dialogue with DG Economic and Financial Affairs, DG Employment, European
Parliament, Council of Europe
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Priorities/projects related to aviation security
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Joint CoESS/ASSA-I Working Committee Airport Security (piloted by ASSA-I)
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ASSA-I data collection project
EN 16082 ‘Standard for Airport and Aviation Security Services’ (CEN/PC 384)
ASSA-I participation in BEMOSA project (Behaviour Modelling for Security in Airports)
ASSA-I Activities Report 2010-2011
ASSA-I Best Value Manual (www.topqualityforaviationsecurity.org)
ASSA-I/CoESS White Paper on
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Explosive Detection Dogs (EDD)
Participation in working groups of DG Mobility and Transport
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SAGAS (Stakeholder Advisory Group on Aviation Security)
Fitness Check
Implementing Legislation Working Group
EU-US Transportation Security Cooperation
2013 Liquids Working Group
Link to EU level
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Improving Aviation Security through streamlining Tendering Processes and Upgrading Quality Assessments at
European Airports
A European Solution for the Third Party Liability of the Private Aviation Security Providers
Close cooperation with CEN
Close cooperation with DG Mobility and Transport
Active involvement in SAGAS
Link to international level
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Transversal (horizontal) priorities (1)
 2011 – CoESS year of intensified communication and outreach
 European Summit on Private Security
 Awareness-raising campaign
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General awareness-raising across the EU about the importance of the private security
services industry
Focus on and greater recognition of PPPs
Advocating more coherent, global and integrated EU policies (coordinated approach)
 Paris (2008), Stockholm (2009) and Brussels (2010)
 With the support of the rotating EU Presidency
 Updated White Book
 CEN/CENELEC projects
 EN 16082 ‘Standard for Airport and Aviation Security Services’ (CEN/PC 384)
 New Project Committee: Ship, Port and Maritime-related Security Services
 CEN/TC 379 ‘Security in the Supply Chain’
 CEN/TC 391 ‘Societal and Citizen Security’
 CEN/CLC/TC 4 ‘Services for Fire Safety and Security Systems’
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Transversal (horizontal) priorities (2)
 EU Directive on Services
 CoESS/Ligue Internationale des Sociétés de Surveillance project
 Horizontal policy dossiers
 Evaluation of the EU Counter-Terrorism Policy
 EU Internal Security Strategy
 An Industrial Policy for the EU Security Industry
 European Commission White Paper on the Future of Transport
 EU Standardisation Package
 Modernisation of EU Public Procurement
 EU Regulators Network
 International Discussion Forum
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Further information?
 Please visit the CoESS website: www.coess.eu
 Or contact the CoESS General Secretariat:
CoESS (Confederation of European Security Services)
Jan Bogemansstraat | Rue Jan Bogemans 249
B-1780 Wemmel, Belgium
T +32 2 462 07 73 | F +32 2 460 14 31
E-mail: apeg-bvbo@i-b-s.be
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Questions?
Thank you!