London rejoiced at the anouncement that the country is hosting the 2012 Olympic games. This is indeed good news for both residents and businessmen alike. With barely three years more to go before the actual event London authorities have already started developing the different aspects or factors that could contribute to the success of holding the Olympics in London. Factors such as accommodation, facilities and security are among the top priorities that are being developed and looked into by the London authorities. In the field of security, the authorities have initiated a risk UK survey which revealed several alarming concerns regarding the inadequacy in manpower in guarding the 2012 Olympic Games.

The Risk Survey has shown that the supply of manpower tasked to guard the different locations in the UK where events are going to be held may be lacking and may pose a potential problem to both the event organisers, the UK government and the Olympic Games participants. One main problem causing manpower shortage is the stringent regulatory process that security agencys must undergo before being able to provide security services in the 2012 Olympic Games, it is because of this burden that many people are refusing to engage into providing security during the 2012 Olympic games.

One solution to the problem however is to engage the 2012 Olympic Games organisers to do their part in paying incentives to individuals who will be performing security tasks during the event, this way more trained security personnel will be encouraged to enlist in providing their services during the Games. On a similar note, another possible solution is to have the 2012 Olympic Committee fund the training of new security personnel. New recruits or security personnel must be trained and licensed, which is an onerous financial burden for any security company, but if the Olympic committee would subsidise training and licensing fees this could help solve the manpower issue.

Many private security agencys will realise the opportunity in this situation, as many of them will be called upon to provide manpower, but of course with the caveat that qualified and regulated  security personnel are provided. Should all these fail the last resort could be the engaging of the nation’s people and their spirit of volunteerism, the kind of voluntary service that was given by Australian citizens during the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

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