Post‐incident support in practice Available to Purchase

Being a potential victim of violent crime is an increasing hazard for staff of companies in certain sectors, especially late‐opening retail outlets, particularly those selling alcohol or drugs, and banks. Describes the specialized form of counselling referred to as post‐incident support, used by some companies concerned about the impact of incidents on their employees. Budgens Supermarkets and Thresher, Whitbread’s drinks retailing arm, have both used the service.