Across the globe governments, police, unions and business communities are rapidly recognizing the critical role that private security plays as the key or complementary component of assured business and public security. The City of London Police has joined forces with private security companies across the City of London to offer counter terrorism awareness training, which has improved intelligence flow, utilizing the existing eyes and ears. Project Griffin, as it is called, shows how the police and the private security industry can go about their own business in a mutually beneficial way and, most importantly, to the benefit of the public and business community. Training for the security industry, from manned guards to high profile surveillance. With the formation of the Security Industry Authority (S.I.A), it has become compulsory that all security operatives working in the UK be fully trained and licensed.