Seminar on Investigations

CIVIL SECURITY: A one day seminar on ‘Investigations’ will be held at the Learning Centre, YWCA Rotunda Gardens, Colombo 3 on April 28 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

This seminar is organised by the Industrial Security Foundation (Sri Lanka) Inc., as part of its continued efforts for professional development of those engaged in civil security. This will be the fourth of the series of seminars/worships planned for the year.

An ISF press release states that, “The quality of even simple investigations in private organisations has continued to be poor, thereby allowing those who commit various offences to go Scot free and continue with their illegal activities bringing further losses to such organizations.”

Commencement of an Investigation, Court Proceedings and Disciplinary Inquiries, Recording of Statements from Witnesses and Suspects, Identification, Taking Charge of, Care and Custody of Productions and Report Writing are the topics that will be discussed by the resource personnel, namely S.B.W. de Silva, former Director Police College, Consultant & Trainer in Security Management, Neville Gray, (SSP) Director In-Service Training, Police Headquarters and Ajith Rohana, (ASP) Deputy Director, Police Higher Training.

The target group for this seminar is those who conduct investigations and or Domestic Inquiries, Security Supervisors, HR and Admin, Lin and Office Managers, Industrial Relations and Law Enforcement Officers. On successful completion, the participants would have gained sufficient skills to effectively conduct an investigation, ISF Press Release stated.

The participation in this Seminar is by prior registration. Further details could be obtained from the ISF Secretariat, on telephone 0777 476103 or Fax 011 5634939, 140/5 A, Gemunu Mawatha, Nawala Road, Nugegoda.