Securewest International signs International Code of Conduct

Date: 01/02/2011

Securewest international is pleased to announce that it has become a signatory to the International Code of conduct for Private Security Providers. (ICoC)

This  Code is the result of an active collaboration of members of the private security industry along with the Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs, the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) and the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (ADH) to support the development of a Global Code of Conduct (CoC) that lays down international industry norms and standards for the provision of private security services.

The International Code of Conduct  sets out principles for security operations and covers recruitment, vetting and training of staff, the use of force by security company staff, including the handling of firearms, health and safety and reporting and complaints handling.

To read Code please click here