Corporate report

SIA prosecutions over the last 12 months

Updated 12 July 2024

Person or business	Offence(s)	Court	Date	Outcome
Lee Stroud	PSIA 2001, section 5 via section 23 – supply of unlicensed security operative	Coventry Magistrates’ Court	1 July 2024	Fined £75; ordered to pay £75 costs and £34 victim surcharge
Guard Sec Management Ltd	PSIA 2001, section 5 – supply of unlicensed security operative	Coventry Magistrates’ Court	1 July 2024	Fined £125; ordered to pay £50 costs and £34 victim surcharge
Ayodele Olatunbosun	PSIA 2001, section 3 – Unlicensed security operative; Fraud Act 2006, section 2 – fraud by false representation; Fraud Act 2006, section 6 – possession of article for use in fraud	Merthyr Tydfill Magistrates’ Court	8 May 2024	Fined £80; ordered to pay £800 costs
Jonathan McDonnell	PSIA 2001, section 3 – unlicensed security operative	Laganside Departmental Court	7 May 2024	Fined £250; ordered to pay £166 costs
Tashan Nesbeth	PSIA 2001, section 19 – failure to provide information; PSIA 2001, section 22 – make a false statement to the SIA; PSIA 2001, PSIA 2001, section 9 – contravention of a condition of an SIA licence	Birmingham Magistrates’ Court	12 April 2024	12 month community order of 50 hours unpaid work; ordered to pay £3,000 costs and £115 victim surcharge
Trevor Frater	PSIA 2001, section 3 – unlicensed security operative; PSIA 2001, section 19 – failure to provide information; PSIA 2001, section 5 – supply of unlicensed security operative	Lincoln Crown Court Court	11 April 2024	9 months imprisonment for the section 5 offences, 1 month imprisonment for the section 3 offence and 1 month imprisonment for the section 19 offence, all to run concurrently and suspended for 18 months; completion of 15 days rehabilitation activity
Stephen Goodwin	PSIA 2001, section 3 – unlicensed security operative; Fraud Act 2006, section 2 – fraud by false representation	Kirklees Magistrates’ Court	22 March 2024	6 month conditional discharge; ordered to pay £152 costs and £52 victim surcharge
Daniel Rafferty	PSIA 2001, section 3 – unlicensed security operative	Bishops Street Magistrates’ Court	21 March 2024	Fined £75; ordered to pay costs of £250 and an offender levy of £15
Shaun Casey	PSIA 2001, section 3 – unlicensed security operative	Bishops Street Magistrates’ Court	21 March 2024	Fined £100; ordered to pay costs of £275 and an offender levy of £15
Patrick Briggs	PSIA 2001, section 5 via section 23 – supply of unlicensed security operative	Bournemouth Crown Court	20 March 2024	Fined £500, ordered to pay £1,400.60 costs and £200 victim surcharge
PPE Limited	PSIA 2001, section 5 via section 23 – supply of unlicensed security operative	Bournemouth Crown Court	20 March 2024	Fined £2,000, ordered to pay £1,400.60 costs and £800 victim surcharge
Joshua Sangolana	3 x Fraud Act 2006, section 2 – fraud by false representation; 3 x Fraud Act 2006, section 6 – possession of article for use in fraud; 2 x PSIA 2001, section 3 – unlicensed security operative	Southwark Crown Court	5 March 2024	24 month community order of 150 hours unpaid work; ordered to pay £500 costs
Karvan Nawaz	1 x Fraud Act 2006, section 2 – fraud by false representation	Oxford Magistrates’ Court	23 February 2024	12 month community order of 100 hours unpaid work; ordered to pay £200 costs
Cem Collins	3 x PSIA 2001, section 3 – unlicensed security operative; 1 x PSIA 2001, section 5 via section 23 – supply of unlicensed security operative; 1 x PSIA 2001, section 19 – failure to provide information; 1 x PSIA 2001, section 22 – make a false statement to the SIA	Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court	30-31 January 2024	Fined £440; ordered to pay £500 costs and £176 victim surcharge
Raffelle Fuerte	1 x PSIA 2001, section 3 – unlicensed security operative; 1 x PSIA 2001, section 5 via section 23 – supply of unlicensed security operative; 3 x PSIA 2001, section 19 – failure to provide information; 1 x PSIA 2001, section 22 – make a false statement to the SIA	Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court	30-31 January 2024	Fined £440; ordered to pay £500 costs and £176 victim surcharge
Steven Richardson	PSIA 2001, section 3 – unlicensed security operative; PSIA 2001, section 9 – contravention of a condition of an SIA licence; Fraud Act 2006, section 3 – fraud by failing to disclose information	Worcester Magistrates’ Court	26 January 2024	12 month community order of 120 hours unpaid work; ordered to pay £500 costs and £114 victim surcharge
David Hill	PSIA 2001, section 5 via section 23 – supply of unlicensed security operative	Doncaster Magistrates’ Court	18 January 2024	Fined £150; ordered to pay £500 costs
ACE Security Specialist Ltd	PSIA 2001, section 5 – supply of unlicensed security operative	Doncaster Magistrates’ Court	18 January 2024	Fined £100
Shaun O’Neill	PSIA 2001, section 5 – supply of unlicensed security operative; PSIA 2001, section 5 via section 23 – supply of unlicensed security operative	Warrington Magistrates’ Court	20 December 2023	Fined £1,000; ordered to pay £423 costs and £400 victim surcharge
I-Guard Security	PSIA 2001, section 5 – supply of unlicensed security operative	Warrington Magistrates’ Court	20 December 2023	Fined £3,000; ordered to pay £423 costs and £1,200 victim surcharge
Jack O’Neil	PSIA 2001, section 3 – unlicensed security operative	Warrington Magistrates’ Court	20 December 2023	Fined £202; ordered to pay £423 costs and £81 victim surcharge
Ahsin Akhtar	PSIA 2001, section 5 via section 23 – supply of unlicensed security operative; PSIA 2001, section 19 – failure to provide information; PSIA 2001, section 22 – make a false statement to the SIA; PSIA 2001, Section 9 – contravention of a condition of an SIA licence	Barkingside Magistrates’ Court	12 December 2023	Fined £666; ordered to pay £2,932.50 costs and £266 victim surcharge
Stephen Stanley Higham	2 x PSIA 2001, section 3 – unlicensed security operative; 1 x PSIA 2001, section 19 – failure to provide information	Liverpool Magistrates’ Court	23 November 2023	Fined £300; ordered to pay £200 costs
Joel Williamson	PSIA 2001, section 3 – unlicensed security operative	Mold Magistrates’ Court	14 November 2023	Fined £80; ordered to pay £100 costs
Richard Coleman	PSIA 2001, section 3 – unlicensed security operative; PSIA 2001, Section 19 – failure to provide information	Boston Magistrates’ Court	6 November 2023	Fined £270; ordered to pay £3,158.40 costs and £108 victim surcharge
Victor Uckechukwu Obi	Fraud Act 2006, section 2 – fraud by false representation; Fraud Act 2006, section 6 – possession of article for use in fraud	Bexley Magistrates’ Court	17 October 2023	Fined £1,538; ordered to pay £1,300 costs and £3,000 compensation. No separate penalty for the fraud section 2 offence.
Erjon Xhika	PSIA 2001, section 3 – unlicensed security operative [Fraud Act 2006, section 2 – fraud by false representation, withdrawn]	Harrow Crown Court	16 October 2023	Fined £300; ordered to pay £500 costs
Michael Chambers	PSIA 2001, section 3 – unlicensed security operative	Grimsby Magistrates’ Court	11 October 2023	Fined £500; ordered to pay £1,500 costs
First Security Solutions Ltd	1 x PSIA 2001, section 5 – supply of unlicensed security operative [1 x PSIA 2001, section 5 – supply of unlicensed security operative, withdrawn]	Doncaster Magistrates’ Court	29 September 2023	Fined £500; ordered to pay £200 costs and £190 victim surcharge
Ashley Zennadi	Fraud Act 2006, section 3 – fraud by failing to disclose information	Cwmbran Magistrates’ Court	28 September 2023	Fined £200; ordered to pay £645 costs and £34 victim surcharge
Aymen Essa	PSIA 2001, section 3 – unlicensed security operative	Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates’ Court	27 September 2023	Fined £100; ordered to pay £846 costs and £40 victim surcharge
Dimitri Aitken	PSIA 2001, section 3 – unlicensed security operative	Brighton Magistrates’ Court	19 September 2023	Fined £120; ordered to pay £500 costs and £48 victim surcharge
First Choice (Sussex) Security Ltd	2 x PSIA 2001, section 5 – supply of unlicensed security operative	Hastings Magistrates’ Court	14 September 2023	Fined £1,000 for each of the section 5 offences (£2,000 in total); ordered to pay £1,304.25 costs
Zac Morgan	2 x PSIA 2001, section 5 via section 23 – supply of unlicensed security operative	Hastings Magistrates’ Court	14 September 2023	Fined £3,000 for each of the section 5 offences (£6,000 in total); ordered to pay £1,304.25 costs
Howard Morrison	PSIA 2001, section 3 – unlicensed security operative; PSIA 2001, section 22 – make a false statement to the SIA	Hastings Magistrates’ Court	14 September 2023	Fined £1,000 for the section 3 offence; fined £500 for the section 22 offence; ordered to pay £2,742.25 costs
Adewale Balogun	2 x Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981, section 3 – using a false instrument; 2 x Fraud Act 2006, section 2 – fraud by false representation; 1 x Identity Documents Act 2010, section 6 – possession of false identity document	Bolton Crown Court	13 September 2023	6 months imprisonment for the section 3 offences, 3 months imprisonment for the section 2 offences, 3 months imprisonment for the section 6 offence, all to run concurrently and suspended for 18 months; 150 hours unpaid work; ordered to pay £500 costs
Stephen Simmonds	2 x PSIA 2001, section 5 – supply of unlicensed security operative; 1 x PSIA 2001, Section 9 – contravention of a condition of an SIA licence	Laganside Magistrates’ Court	12 September 2023	Fined £300 for each of the section 5 offences (£600 in total); fined £100 for the section 9 offence; ordered to pay £135 costs
Paul Haywood Dowson	2 x PSIA 2001, section 3 – unlicensed security operative	Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court	12 September 2023	12 month community order of 10 days rehabilitation activity; fined £500; ordered to pay £2,587 costs
Sareth Talakaturi	Fraud Act 2006, section 2 – fraud by false representation	Barkingside Magistrates’ Court	5 September 2023	Fined £150; ordered to pay £230 costs and £92 victim surcharge
Vikramjit Sharma	PSIA 2001, section 3 – unlicensed security operative	Worcester Magistrates’ Court	24 August 2023	Fined £250; ordered to pay £1,663.80 costs and £100 victim surcharge
Sajad Hussain	Fraud Act 2006, section 2 fraud by false representation	Slough Magistrates’ Court	23 August 2023	Fined £200; ordered to pay £500 costs and £32 victim surcharge
Paul Skyner	3 x PSIA 2001, section 3 – unlicensed security operative	Liverpool Magistrates’ Court	17 August 2023	Fined £180 for each offence (£540 in total); ordered to pay £1,000 costs and £216 victim surcharge
Johnson Fagbodun	4 x Fraud Act 2006, section 2 – fraud by false representation; 1 x PSIA 2001, section 16 via s23 – holding out as an approved provider	Woolwich Crown Court	3 August 2023	20 months imprisonment suspended for 24 months and 150 hours unpaid work requirement, for each offence, to run concurrently; POCA confiscation order of £44,163
Alan Agnew	PSIA 2001, section 3 – unlicensed security operative; PSIA 2001, section 22 – make a false statement to the SIA; Fraud Act 2006, section 6 – possession of article for use in fraud [1 x PSIA 2001, section 22 – make a false statement to the SIA, withdrawn]	Laganside Magistrates’ Court	1 August 2023	Fined £75 for the section 3 offence; fined £75 for the section 22 offence; fined £150 for the section 6 offence; ordered to pay costs of £235