Statutory guidance

SIA: Get Licensed

This document sets out the rules the SIA uses to make licensing decisions.

• From: Security Industry Authority
• Published: 1 April 2021
• Last updated: 3 February 2025 — See all updates

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Get Licensed

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Details

Read ‘Get Licensed’ to understand the criteria you must meet in order to hold an SIA licence.

Published 1 April 2021
Last updated 3 February 2025 + show all updates

1. 3 February 2025

   Updated Get Licensed document.

2. 29 July 2022

   Replaced the document with the version published on 29 July 2022. The new version updates the criteria relating to the qualifications required for a close protection licence. It also removes a small number of offences from the list of relevant offences and changes the descriptions of a small number of other offences.

3. 1 April 2022

   Replaced the document with the version published on 1 April 2022. The new version contains updated information relating to the qualifications required for a close protection licence.

4. 1 October 2021

   Replaced the document with the version published on 1 October 2021.

5. 1 April 2021

   First published.