New SIA training requirements: research and consultation
Published 26 October 2021
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1. Request
Please provide the following:
- list of board of directors for dissemination
- current analysis of the private security industry used to aid in the decision-making process for the new regulations (that is: emergency first aid before being able to take any of the new security guarding, door supervision and close protection courses; close protection renewals/new licensees now having to take the door supervision physical intervention training)
- prevention of future death reports from coroner’s courts which aided the decision to change the training requirements for licence holders
- reports from the security consultation companies used
- where public consultations were held
- current analysis used for the decision
2. Response
I confirm that we hold the information that you have requested.
2.1 List of board of directors
In relation to our list of board of directors I confirm that this information is exempt under section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, as the data is readily accessible within the public domain. For ease of reference, you can find information in respect of our board of directors here.
2.2 Analysis of the private security industry
The following documents detail the analysis that was undertaken:
- IFF Skills Research Case Study Infographics
- IFF Skills Research Presentation – The Provision of Industry Skills: Profiling Research
- SIA Skills Profiling – Employers
- SIA Skills Profiling – Employees
- SIA Employer Topline Findings: 3 September 2018
2.3 Prevention of future death reports
The following prevention of future death reports have made recommendations which aided the decision to change the training requirements for licence holders:
- Inquest touching the death of Hywel Llewelyn Hughes – Report dated 2 July 2014
- Inquest touching the death of Michael Roger Stuart Lawrence – Report dated 3 November 2015
It ought to be noted that the SIA have provided evidence at a number of inquests on its training requirements. These inquests have not led to a prevention of future deaths report.
2.4 Reports from the security consultation companies used
The SIA did not commission or procure reports from security companies. However, a number of security companies responded to the consultation and a list of these can be found in the document ‘SIA New Licence-Linked Qualification Consultation Appendix – October 2018’.
2.5 Where public consultations were held
The public consultation was available via the SIA website.
2.6 Current analysis used for the decision
The following documentation provides the analysis and rationale for the decisions taken:
- SIA New Licence-Linked Qualification Consultation Appendix – October 2018
- SIA licence-linked training specifications review first consultation findings December 2018
- SIA Consultation Slides
- Free Text Responses January 2019
- Competency Renewal Consultation Questionnaire
- Results of second consultation
- Documents published in our previous FOI response ‘First aid training for security officers: SIA decision process’ (FOI 0278)
[Reference: FOI 0289]