02Protective Services
Close protection with the person at the centre of the plan
Bodyguard coverage is about more than physical proximity. It is about understanding where the client is going, who they will encounter and what needs to happen if plans change.
Bodyguard Services · Available throughout California · 24-hour operations
01Overview
Personal protection can range from short-term event coverage to ongoing protection connected to residence, travel or a specific period of increased exposure. Our bodyguards protect clients from threats such as assault, kidnapping and stalking — by assessing threats, planning routes and searching cars and buildings before the principal arrives.
The level of visibility should fit the client. Some situations call for a visible protective presence; others require discretion. Coverage can be armed or unarmed, single-officer or a small team, and can extend to a principal’s family, residence and household. Concealed carry is used only where the assigned professional is independently authorized and legally qualified.
The assignment should define responsibilities clearly and account for transportation, entrances, exits, communication and coordination with venues or other security personnel.
02Who this is for
Where this service earns its place.
Individuals facing a named threat
Stalking, harassment, a threatening former employee, a hostile party in a dispute — a risk attached to a person rather than a property.
Principals in a period of elevated exposure
A trial, a public dispute, a media cycle, a transaction — situations with a beginning and an end that need proportionate coverage while they last.
Families and household members
Where the exposure extends beyond the principal to a spouse, children or household staff and needs to be covered as one arrangement.
Visiting principals and private clients
Short-notice personal protection during a visit, a stay or a specific engagement in California.
03Scope
What the engagement includes.
- Threat assessment specific to the individual and the situation
- Route planning and alternative-route preparation
- Vehicle and building searches ahead of arrival
- Armed or unarmed close-protection personnel; concealed carry only where independently authorized and legally qualified
- Discreet or uniformed presence as the setting requires
- Residence and estate coverage where the threat extends there
- Travel and secure ground movement
- 24-hour dispatch contact for the duration of the engagement
Operational capabilities
- Experienced close protection officers, including retired law enforcement
- Armed or unarmed protective coverage based on the risk assessment; concealed carry only where independently authorized and legally qualified
- Advance vehicle and premises search capability
- Estate, residence and travel security integration
- 24-hour centralized dispatch
- Coordination with law enforcement where a threat is reportable
04Process
How a deployment runs.
Threat assessment
We establish what the threat actually is, who it comes from, what has already happened and what has been reported, before deciding what coverage is proportionate.
Movement and venue planning
Routes, arrival and departure points, holding areas, exits and alternatives are planned and, where possible, surveyed in advance.
Advance searches
Vehicles and buildings are checked before the principal uses them. This is unglamorous and it is the part that matters most.
Coverage and stand-down
The detail runs with continuous dispatch contact and is reviewed as the situation develops — including scaling down when the threat has passed.
05Industries
Where this service is most often deployed.
07Questions
What clients ask first.
Bodyguard coverage answers a directed threat against a specific person, usually over a defined period. Executive protection is an ongoing programme built around a principal's role, schedule and routine. Many clients begin with the first and move to the second.
08Related services
Services commonly specified alongside this one.
Consultation
Discuss this service for your assignment.
Tell us the location, timing and what is exposed. We will recommend a proportionate scope rather than force a standard package.
Speak with the office
(650) 503-334224-hour radio communication with all personnel through a centralized dispatcher.