Co-ops to ramp up security

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She said: “We already have full CCTV coverage in all our stores, have increased our provision of security guards and reduced incident response times.

“We have now secured funding to put in place further measures to try and ensure that people are kept safe.

“We will be using a central monitoring system that will allow colleagues to press a button to alert a special control room who will then be able to watch what is happening on CCTV and call for immediate assistance from the emergency services if required.

“This will allow for quicker support for colleagues as incidents are escalated quicker and will also help increase colleague’s perception of safety and security, something of which has happened when the system has been installed elsewhere across our business.

“External motion detectors will also be installed outside of our food stores and will be activated outside of trading hours. When activated they will switch on CCTV cameras to record any out of hours activity and contact police if needed.

“These measures, along with the ones we already have in place, will hopefully deter criminals and, most importantly, ensure our colleagues and customers feel safe.”

The monitoring will be overseen by Co-op Secure Response, part of the East of England Co-op.

Its Alarm Receiving Centre is monitored round the clock and uses state-of-the-art technology to monitor almost 7,000 CCTV cameras across the country.