Sunday 8 March 2015

We do not know we do not know


'Vladimir Putin International Security Inc'
Worst case scenario - prevention measures

The development and drafting of the new forth coming ISO PMSC Standard, which is based on ASIS's PSC 1 Standard is currently in development, however the PMSC Market continues to grow and international security demands appear to be increasing dramatically.

With security situations throughout the world appearing to be at a new high, with the continued growth of IS, the security flux within Iraq and Afghanistan and attacks being witnessed from the UK, to Paris, to Denmark and Australia the security industry and international security parameters appear to be entering a new era.  Transportation of illegal immigrants from Libya to Italy demonstrating weaknesses in EU border controls which IS and other affiliate organisations can extort, reports of unidentified UAVs flying over French landmarks in Paris, believed as a new tactic by terrorist in carrying out assessments and recces for possible attacks and teenagers being radicalised over the internet and leaving their homes to fight with IS in their own Jihad, all illustrate the extent of development and risk which the international security forces appear to be struggling to keep up with.

The standardisation of performance, control and oversight of the PMSC Market is vital, but it also needs to be supported and backed up by approved legislation.  Security Services need support and resources which their Governments and the EU appear unable to provide. With the skill sets, knowledge and experience which ex military force personnel can provide, the PMSC Market needs approved legislation to ensure that their market industry can function with the required professionalism and oversight which will ensure confidence and reassurance its clients and other interested bodies require.

How do we currently prevent a PMSC company, in the aftermath of Iraq and Afghanistan requiring new contracts from behaving like Putin is currently in the eastern states.

Myself and other more qualified writers suggest legislation needs to drawn up in consultation with the PMSC Market, not lead by it.  Legislation needs to be developed by Governments with input from PMSCs and other interested parties.  PMSC Market Infrastructure and controls need to be lead and monitored by governments or an independent body to ensure control and governance is independently managed.  Governance is required to control market structure in such a way that PMSC Companies are required to meet standards,  in the same way which industries are required to meet the requirements of H&S Legislation.  They may have an input into it, but it is finalised and controlled by Government and the Health and Safety Executive.  When there is a breach then the HSE are involved in prosecutions.

Consideration should be given to:
  1. National and International Law
  2. An international Enforcement Body with powers to enforce actions and to inspect and audit PMSCs
  3. Approved codes regarding which countries clarify for employing PMSCs and which are not.
  4. Greater reporting and clarity for operational control measures and performance of PMSCs to the International Enforcement Body, similar to RIDDOR reporting to the HSE, but more controlled.
I thoroughly believe that the implementation of PMSC Standards are a step in the right direction and that these will assist in raising standards, but without legislation the PMSC Market is setting itself up for a fall.  We need to ensure that controls and oversight are in place, with more enforcement than that EU is showing at present with Putin, that companies which do not comply with the PMSC Standard and new legislation will not be able to trade or compete for contracts within the PMSC Industry.

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