| Following an extensive tendering process, Insight Certification Ltd, the National Security Inspectorate’s parent company, has won an exclusive three-year contract to provide auditing services to the British Parking Association (BPA), Europe’s largest professional association representing organisations in the parking and traffic management industry.
Insight has been appointed to manage the compliance audit process of the BPA’s
Approved Operator Scheme (AOS). Following a transition period commencing in June
this year, a full roll-out is scheduled to commence in September. Insight will
carry out regular audits of member and prospective members’ premises and
operations, to ensure compliance with BPA’s Code of Practice, a key component of
the AOS. Any member operator of the BPA involved in enforcement services on
private land, or unregulated public car parks, is required to join the scheme
and be independently audited.
Unlike the ‘on street’ parking industry which is heavily legislated, the ‘off
street’ private parking industry has no direct legislation and is largely
unregulated. To introduce an element of self regulation to the ‘off street’
sector, the BPA developed a Code of Practice in 2006 for wheel-clampers. This
was followed in 2007 by a sister document for ticketing operators and a combined
Code was published in October 2009.
From 23 November 2009, all operators involved in the private parking sector that
require vehicle keeper details from the DVLA, must be a member of an accredited
trade association and the BPA is currently the only accredited trade association
in the parking sector.
Andrew White, Insight’s Chief Executive said: “We are delighted to have been
chosen by the British Parking Association as their sole Accredited Assessor.
With nearly 40 years auditing and certification experience through our National
Security Inspectorate (NSI) security and fire division, we are well placed to
carry out the Association’s compliance and audit process. Sharing similar values
and a desire to raise standards, Insight is proud to be associated with the BPA
and this scheme”.
Patrick Troy, BPA Chief Executive said “We are pleased to be working with a
company that brings such valuable experience and expertise with them to this
crucial development for the Scheme. By providing this service to our members we
are ensuring more consistent standards across the sector that can, in turn, only
benefit the public. We look forward to a long and productive relationship
between the BPA and Insight”.
Insight Certification Ltd Website
Posted by Tracy Loans
27 April 2010
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