Covert Behavioural Detection, Surveillance, and Intelligence gathering teams.

At IPR we do not deal with mass deployments, we focus on small teams of highly trained, skilled, and experienced operators that come from military, police, prison service, and civilian backgrounds.

Our teams are formed of SIA Licensed Close Protection Operatives with experience all over the world in Close Protection, Surveillance, and risk management roles.

As requirements of the Protect Duty/Martyn’s Law start to be implemented, working in partnership with leaders in surveillance and intelligence operations, we are able to provide an enhanced specialist service that stands apart from the main security detail whilst still passing on real-time intelligence as required.

Our teams work with, event organisers, event control, other security teams, and the police command unit to detect and deter any threat and ensure that risk of disruption to your event is mitigated.

During the first part of 2023 we have seen domestic activists such as Stop Oil, and Animal Rising, attempting, and to a certain degree succeeding in disrupting events such as the Grand National and World Snooker Championships. In this online publication, they have made it clear that there are no exceptions to their targets https://www.huckmag.com/article/just-stop-oil-why-we-disrupted-the-snooker-world-championships

The consequences to these incidents can be catastrophic, not only in terms of financial loss, but also the risk in terms of loss of life due to widespread panic and crowd surging, therefore it is essential to combine a robust risk management and crowd management safety plan with other security measures both covert and overt in nature.

History has taught us that large numbers of people at public events, with the addition of an unexpected element such as accidental fire, disorder, or terror attack, results in significant loss of life.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/19/middleeast/yemen-sanaa-crowd-surge-intl/index.html#:~:text=At%20least%2078%20people%20were,receive%20donations%20of%20about%20%249.

It is advised that you include us in your event safety planning at the earliest opportunity, however should you require a short-notice deployment, we can assist with that, too.

Typically our teams consist of 6 covert operators inside or outside of your venue, and 1 dedicated intelligence operator working remotely, or there may be a requirement for multiple teams spread across numerous sites. Where intelligence has suggested a high risk of attack, you may require a comprehensive investigations package that involves a covert operator infiltrating groups to gain intelligence from within.

All our services are provided in line with industry regulation and compliance with the law. Our teams will work in partnership with venue security teams, security control, the Police and any other event partners.

Introduction to the UK Protect Duty/Martyn’s Law

The UK’s resilience to terrorism is stepping up. The Protect Duty, also known as ‘Martyn’s Law ’, in tribute of Martyn Hett, who was killed alongside 21 others in the Manchester Arena terrorist attack in 2017.

Martyn's Law is UK wide legislation that will place a requirement on those responsible for certain publicly accessible locations to consider the threat from terrorism and implement appropriate and proportionate mitigation measures.

More information can be found on the Government website, https://www.gov.uk/crime-justice-and-law/counter-terrorism