The GuardPass Customer Advisory Board: Get Involved!

GuardPass has reshaped the UK security industry by listening, not just selling. The Customer Advisory Board brings industry leaders together over informal lunches with Lord Herbert and the GuardPass leadership team, sharing ideas that drive real change.

GuardPass customer advisory board

Over the last few years, GuardPass has made quite an impact in the UK security sector. What started as a useful app has developed into a class-leading BS7858 – NSI Silver-rated, staff screening & vetting service, an on-demand security staff hiring system and the premier UK security industry-specific job board.

It is not by accident, however, that the business services that GuardPass provides have become so popular and are so well regarded. GuardPass listens to its clients and potential customers across the security industry. This way, it is able to stay one step ahead of evolving needs and enthusiastic, if inferior, competitors. Probably the most effective mechanism for ideas and productive feedback is participation in the Customer Advisory Board (CAB).

How GuardPass Stays Ahead Of The Curve

GuardPass could just send out surveys to the big security companies and hope they get some useful input. All a bit hit and miss, and it doesn’t really encourage the free and frank sharing of ideas, the sort of ideas that have established GuardPass in its industry-leading position.

They do things a bit differently.

How The Customer Advisory Board Works

Every few months, GuardPass invites security industry leaders and decision makers to an informal lunch. For the last few years, this has been in London; however, realising that huge amounts of talent are based some way outside the M25, moves are afoot to host these events in other major cities. Stay tuned for announcements from GuardPass HQ.

These informal events are always hugely popular and have traditionally been attended by invitation only. 

Up till now.

Opening The Doors To New Voices

Again, things are changing as a broader section of security guarding company movers and shakers, with different operational experiences and needs, are sought. Finally, what was an ultra-exclusive ‘club’ is being opened up to new people with new ideas. These things are not some sales event or any thinly veiled attempt to sell services, regardless of the quality or value those services represent. 

For a couple of hours, and over what is always a wonderful meal, at a top venue, the assembled guests can talk openly and confidentially about the security industry issues that interest or concern them the most. There is always an interesting discussion and debate on the topics of the day, and attendees universally find the events worthwhile and useful.

Who Hosts The Events

GuardPass and Get Licensed leadership hosting the 2026 roundtable conference

These events are normally hosted by the Rt Hon Lord (Nick) Herbert of South Downs CBE PC, a lovely chap who brings a huge amount of Policing and strategic public and national security knowledge to the table. 

GuardPass leadership, Founder and CEO Shahzad Ali and COO Nick Kelly are on hand to contribute their unique perspectives and inwardly absorb the ideas, opinions and thoughts that are exchanged. Information that gets well utilised to constantly improve and adapt the GuardPass, and indeed, Get Licensed training businesses. 

This ensures that they are always relevant and provide services and business tools that are consistently and absolutely fulfilling the demanding needs of today’s cutting-edge security businesses.

Why It’s Worth Attending

Everyone enjoys a nice lunch in convivial surroundings, obviously. It’s also, however, a great networking opportunity. For me, though, hearing the views of some of the biggest, most influential business leaders in our industry has, over the last few years, helped me and associates to crystallise plans and formulate initiatives that are of broad benefit to the UK security sector, businesses and front-line operatives alike.

Get Involved

If you’d like more information about how to get an invite to one of the future ’round table’ events, reach out to the team at GuardPass via their email or social accounts. 

And, to find out more about the class-leading security training, hiring and vetting, business services provided by GuardPass, visit: https://www.guardpass.com/employers.

I hope to see you there next year.