SIA PI Update on Refresher Training, Licensing, Certification and Extensions [Video]

For those of you who are SIA PI Trainers I thought I’d let you know about the recent communication that I have had from the minutes of the PI Provider Meeting – 20/28th March 2018 hosted by Tracey Lilley, Quality and Risk Manager, Security Industry Authority.

I have also now received confirmation of this from Pearsons.

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The Importance of Sticking To The Training Programme and Good Record Keeping [Video]

This is a video I initially shot back in Feb 2016, but it is as important then as it is now so I thought I’d share it again, because the man point of this video is the importance of good record keeping and documentation – https://nfps.info/physical-intervention-trainer-course. #physicalintervention #physicalrestraint

Citizens Powers of Arrest in Scotland

Hey everybody, Mark Dawes here. And in this short video I want to talk to you about the power of arrest in Scotland.

And I’m going to say right up front that virtually all the information in this video has been kindly given to me by Colin Dixon. He is hugely experienced in his field and Colin wrote to me because he saw the video I put out about the difference between arresting someone and detaining someone, which of course there is no difference.

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The Importance of Advertising and Marketing [Video]

Hi guys, Mark Dawes here once again. In this short video I want to talk to you about the importance of advertising and marketing.

Here’s a fact for you. Someone out there could have an inferior product to yours, yet if they’re doing better advertising and marketing than you, they’re gonna have more clients, more customers, and earn far more money than you every day of the week and twice on Sunday. That is a given, that’s a fact.

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The Use of Pain-Compliance Techniques With Children-Should They Be Made Illegal? [Video]

Hi, guys. Mark Dawes here once again.

It’s a beautiful sunny day so I’m sat in my garden shooting this video so please forgive me the luxury. But I wanted to do this video because I want to get a point out. I want to get an opinion out and I want to clarify something. But first, I want to challenge you and here’s the challenge.

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Ministry of Justice Approved Restraint Techniques Can Kill Children [Video]

Hi Guys, Mark Dawes here, once again.

You may have seen this, which has been posted on Facebook or on the news. It’s the Guardian’s report into the MMPR Restraint Techniques that are used on children.

The headline said, Approved Restraint Techniques Can Kill Children. The Ministry of Justice has found.” That’s your starter for ten and I shouldn’t laugh, and I’m not laughing at the risk. I’m laughing at the stupidity of this system because they’ve actually approved techniques that can kill children. I mean, how perverse is that?

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