FOI/EIR Request - 2211291244
Dear Susan Russell
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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST – FOI 2211291244 

Dear Susan Russell,  

Your request for information, with reference number FOI 2211291244 has now
been considered and the information requested is given below.  

Request and Response

There has been adverse publicity concerning local authorities contracting
security companies to carry out enforcement such as Kingdom Security Group
(KSG) who appeared on a BBC Panorama expose.

More recently the Council had contracted Carter security to act as Covid
Marshalls and a fraud had been reported to Cambridgeshire police regarding
the conduct of their staff.

Carter Security are again being used in a new role as enforcement
enforcers and given powers.

The new role includes the security staff dealing with vulnerable persons
on the street including drug addicts, alcoholics and prostitutes. 
 

1. Can you confirm that all the officers employed by CSS Limited acting as
enforcement officers have been fully vetted and have an up to date DBS
check?
 

Our contracted staff are not subject to a DBS check. All officers hold a
SIA licence which provides reassurance of suitability. 

2.  Have the Council seen copies of the DBS certificates?
 

N/A - please refer to our response to Q1 

3. An enhanced DBS would seem more appropriate, please confirm whether a
risk assessment has been carried out and provide a copy to cover this
aspect of the use of the security staff by Peterborough City Council and
any measures in place to monitor and prevent any abuse of vulnerable
persons by the security staff.
 

A risk assessment was not undertaken prior to using contractors to deliver
enforcement services, this was due to measures being built into the
contract specification. 

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Peterborough City Council  

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