At the end of the course participants will be able to understand and demonstrate:

1.       Underpinning Legal information: The Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006, The 2006 Education and Inspections Act, The Occupiers Liability Act, The Health and Safety at Work Act, The Human Rights Act 1998 and Department for Education and Skills Guidance issued in 2007.

2.       Definition and clarification of various terms including: Theft, Assault, Trespass, Reasonable Grounds, Arrest, Arrestable Offence, Offensive Weapon, Self search etc.

3.       The risk with regards to knives and other forms of edged weapons in the UK.

4.       Police Liaison and the possible use of private security firms.

5.       Reasonable Grounds and Reasonable Suspicion for Searching.

6.       Consent Search: Non-Contact and Low-Contact Screening, including use of walk-through archways and hand-held wands.

7.       How to manage a Non-Consensual Search and what to do if the situation becomes unsafe. 

8.       Managing Searches Safely: Compliance with The Health and Safety at Work Act and supporting Regulations and The Human Rights Act 1998.

9.       Location and Environment: Where to search, including the teams Contact & Cover principle.

10.   Extent of search: How far we can go, what is, and what is not allowed in terms of clothing removal etc. Includes how to get suspects to undertake a self-search.

11.   The power to seize weapons and the use of Physical Force.

12.   Storing and surrendering of confiscated weapons.

13.   The use of security wands for the purpose of searching individuals for items concealed upon their person, including: the various types of wand, how the wands work, how to use the wand, practice sessions in searching with wands, the benefits and limitations of wands, cleaning, calibration, maintenance and storage in line with the PUWER (Provision and Use of Work Equipment) Regulations 1998.

14.   Practical searching sessions including: Undertaking searches in staff teams, undertaking a search of a person and baggage searches, including protocols and procedures for what to do if a weapon is found.

15.   How to apply a Dynamic Conflict Resolution Model when Searching individuals for knives and edged weapons.

All delegates will receive a Certificate of Attendance on completion of the course programme. 

All staff and management responsible for, or who are expected to undertake personal and baggage searches.

£800 + Vat per day + travelling expenses and accommodation and food where overnight stays are required.