Leeds door supervisor fined for working without a licence
A door supervisor who worked at a bar in Garforth without a licence has been convicted at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court.
Stephen Goodwin worked across three nights in August and September 2023 at the venue, using someone’s else Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence number. He has not held a valid SIA door supervisor’s licence since April 2018.
On 22 March 2024 he pleaded guilty to working without a licence. He was given a conditional discharge for a period of 6 months and was ordered to pay £152 costs and a £52 victim surcharge.
Jenny Hart, Criminal Investigations Manager at the SIA said:
Correctly licensed door supervisors are key to protecting the public. They need to undertake the appropriate training and be considered a fit and proper person to do the job safely.
Mr Goodwin decided to circumvent the strict regulations the SIA have in place, and he has now paid the price. He put himself and others at risk by intervening in an incident while working unlicensed. We encourage all security suppliers to verify that their operatives hold a valid and genuine SIA licence.
Notes to editors
By law, security operatives working under contract must hold and display a valid SIA licence. Read more about how we enforce SIA regulation.
The offence relating to the Private Security Industry Act 2001 that is mentioned above is:
Section 3 – engaging in licensable conduct without a licence
Further information
The Security Industry Authority is the regulator of the UK’s private security industry. Our purpose is to protect the public through effective regulation of the private security industry and working with partners to raise standards across the sector. We are responsible for licensing people who do certain jobs in the private security industry and for approving private security companies who wish to be part of the voluntary ‘Approved Contractor Scheme’. We are marking 20 years since we were set up in 2003 and issued the first SIA licences in April 2004.
The SIA is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Home Office. For more information, visit: www.gov.uk/sia.
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