The subdelegate of the Government in A Coruña, María Rivas, presided over the act of Commemoration of the Day of Private Security, in which the work of professionals in this sector is recognized.
During her speech, María Rivas highlighted security as “one of the basic pillars of our coexistence and, therefore, its guarantee constitutes an activity consubstantial to the very existence of the modern State”.
In this same vein, he highlighted the double contribution of private security to citizen and economic security: “Private security is an essential element in the maintenance of business reputation and, therefore, is one more actor in the maintenance of economic and social conditions that favor growth.”
In Spain there are almost 1,400 private security companies and 1,100 private detective offices, according to data from the Ministry of Interior. A sector that generates 5 billion euros per year and in which 150,000 people work, including security guards, private detectives and other surveillance agents.
In her speech, the Government’s under-delegate highlighted two of the challenges facing both public and private security: the presence of women and digitalization.
With respect to the presence of women in both public and private security, María Rivas pointed out that less than 15% of private security personnel are women “and do not represent the weight of women in the Spanish population.” In the case of private detectives, the percentage is 26%, “but in the case of security directors only 5 out of 100 of these positions are occupied by a woman”.
Digitalization was another of the challenges to which she referred to as a subdelegate in her speech. “The digitalization and technification of the security sector is one of the axes of public private collaboration and a fundamental aspect in crime prevention strategies at all levels.”
The subdelegate ended her speech by showing her firm support for collaboration between private security companies and those responsible for security forces and bodies.
The event was also attended by the Superior Chief of Police, Ramón Gómez Nieto; and the general of the 15 zone of the Civil Guard, Miguel Ángel Arias; the territorial delegate of the Xunta, Gonzalo Trenor; the Director General of Emergencies, Santiago Villanueva; the deputy mayor, Juan Ignacio Borrego; and the representative of private security in Galicia, José Ramiro Santos.