Guide

What close protection actually involves

Close protection and driving support scaled to the actual, assessed level of risk — not a fixed template applied to everyone.

Close protection covers the planning and support needed to keep a principal safe day to day. That means assessing risk, planning routes and venues in advance, and providing protection and driving that's proportionate to the actual threat level.

The job

Three parts of the job

01

Advance work

Reconnaissance of venues and routes, liaison with venue security, identifying vulnerabilities before the principal arrives, and planning entry and exit points.

02

Personal protection

Situational awareness, threat assessment, and low-profile positioning around the principal, with escort formation scaled to the actual risk rather than a fixed template.

03

Protective driving

Getting the principal where they need to be, integrated with the wider protection team rather than treated as a separate task.

Who needs it

Not just high-profile principals

Executives and board members High-net-worth individuals and families Public figures Staff facing elevated personal risk Event and public appearances
Good close protection is measured by what doesn't happen.

The best outcome is always the boring one — nothing occurs, and no one notices the planning that went into making sure of it.

Personal risk, professionally managed

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