UKCMA

About Us

The United Kingdom Crowd Management Association (UKCMA) was formed in 2001 to represent the interests of key commercial organisations whose primary business is providing crowd management and event security services. Read more

Our Members

Membership of the UKCMA is by application only. Full membership of the UKCMA is subject to specific criteria and carefully vetted to maintain high standards. This is to ensure that we retain our status as the UK’s leading professional body in Crowd Management. View our members

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Membership is open to individuals, private companies or other organisations, which provide Crowd Management & Public Safety services. Full membership and associate membership are available. Apply now

Safer Crowds, Safer Venues:

Good Practice for Crowd Management in UK Performance and Licensed Spaces.

The Safer Crowds, Safer Venue document serves as a valuable resource for venue operators, organisers, and stakeholders, providing essential guidelines for ensuring the safety, security and optimal experience of attendees in performance spaces and licensed venues across the UK.

Its chapters offer a comprehensive framework for addressing operational challenges and mitigating risks in indoor settings and represents a significant milestone in our ongoing commitment to advancing crowd management practices across the UK.

You can access the full document here

Safer Crowds, Safer Venues Conference 2025:

18th and 19th March, Middlesbrough

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Following on from the immensely successful inaugural conference in 2024, the UKCMA brings you the second edition of Safer Crowds, Safer Venues.

We return to Middlesbrough to educate, inspire, and inform everyone working at any level across crowd management, events, festivals, sports stadiums, and in cultural venues.

Hear what our Chair and sponsors had to say about the 2024 event here.

Keynote speakers for 2025 are:

  • Philip Kolvin KC, who will talk about ‘derisking’ Zone Ex and Martyn’s Law.
  • Michelle Russell, Chief Executive of the Security Industry Authority (SIA).
  • B.J. Harrington QPM, Chief Constable of Essex Police, a specialist in multi-agency working and a champion for equality and diversity.

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