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In a major survey, seven in ten whistle blowers who report harassment or illegal behaviour in London are being victimised, sacked or forced to resign, despite laws designed to protect them. Many were ignored, with others being forced to sign non-disclosure agreements, and some even being threatened with false misconduct charges. BGP can help; whether […]

London’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) has announced new investment in a number of programmes for the capital’s youth workers. One of these is the DIVERT programme operating within police custody suites. Wilf Pickles, Director of BGP Global Services and a trustee of the New Era Foundation says, ‘we are delighted that the DIVERT custody intervention […]

Last week, the government launched its Test and Trace service, aimed at contacting those who may have come into contact with someone with coronavirus symptoms. Soon after the launch, reports were appearing that scammers were exploiting the launch of the service to send fake Test and Trace messages that were actually phishing attempts. Over the […]

BGP are pleased to have provided a further Custody Intervention training course for the DIVERT programme. The five-day training course included custody legislation, emergency first aid, understanding emotional intelligence with practical interviewing exercises. The course concluded with a visit to a police custody suite. The feedback from all the delegates was outstanding and prepares the […]

In an article in the Sunday Telegraph, Shaun Bailey a member of the London Assembly writes that ‘we need to deal with the underlying issues that push our young men towards gangs and criminality”. The full article can be found here. The article praises Divert, a London based youth diversion project, which is proving particularly […]

We have recently conducted a programme of crisis management exercises for the staff and management of Millwall Community Trust. The training led the participants through a series of interactive situations, focusing on their response to two realistic situations that may be encountered by the trust and their personnel. This exercise tested existing policies and resilience, […]

Last week Transparency International published their Corruption Perception Index for 2017. New Zealand and Denmark ranked highest, with the UK ranked as joint 8th, along with Canada, Netherlands, and Luxembourg. Western Europe was the best performing region, with the worst being Sub-Saharan Africa, followed by Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The full list with accompanying […]

A UK-based international fraudster has been brought to justice for a million-pound scam in a private criminal prosecution. Andrey Kulich was sentenced to five years at Birmingham Crown Court on Wednesday after being convicted of conspiracy to defraud. The 51-year-old Russian was part of an organised criminal network based in the West Midlands, who carried […]

We have recently conducted a further crisis management table top exercise for the senior UK management and crisis management team of the Marsh and McLennan Companies in London. The training utilised our immersive training platform LIMIT and led the participants through a series of interactive situations, focussing on their response to a corporate manslaughter incident. This exercise […]

BGP are proud to be sponsors of the 4.2 UK National sailing team, who recently sailed at Loctudy in France.  Sean Woodard won the 4.2 World trophy with all UK sailors achieving top 30 world rankings.  Teams came from around the globe, including China, France, Italy, South Africa, Macau, Ireland as well as the UK, […]