256:. On his substantive promotion to Major General in January 1996, Elliott was made Director General and Chief Executive of the newly formed UK Army Training and Recruiting Agency, with a remit to retain more recruits, including changing the historic culture of training to one more effective given the changes in gender, race, educational and social backgrounds of those enlisting. After three years he was created a Companion of the
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President of Victim Support Wiltshire, an independent charity supporting the victims of crime, from 2003 to 2009. Whilst some sources state that Elliott co-founded and chaired Purple Secure Systems Ltd, an IT consultancy from 2006 to 2009,
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Elliott, C L; Mays, G C; Smith, P D; Millington, G S; Walley, F; Johnson, N F; Smith, D (5 June 2015). "The
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405:"Preventing Terrorist Attacks on Buildings" RUSI Homeland Security and Resilience Monitor Nov 2003 Vol 2 No 8.
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Elliott, C L; Mays, G C; Smith, P D (1992). "The
Protection of Buildings against Terrorism and Disorder".
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Review of "Desperate Glory" Sam Kiley
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