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The Private Security Industry Trailblazer Group announced the approval of a new, government-funded level 2 professional security operative apprenticeship.
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for details of whether CCTV operators at Nottingham Trams need to hold SIA licences.
On 2 December 2022, Benjamin Peter John Head of Bournemouth was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court.
On Wednesday 20 December 2023, former company director Shaun O'Neill and his company were sentenced at Warrington Magistrates' Court.
How we handle licence applications for people who have changed their gender.
Today the SIA announced the award of £72,000 from its grant for good causes fund to 7 registered charities and community interest companies across the UK.
On Thursday 22 June 2023, a Birkenhead company director and his company were sentenced at Liverpool Magistrates' Court.
Vigilantism is illegal, and the SIA does not support or agree with licence holders who take the law into their own hands.
In 2019 we published a case study to show how important it is for security operatives to use safe methods of physical restraint.
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for the number of SIA licences suspended and revoked in 2022.
The strategic plan sets out what the Security Industry Authority will be doing over the next few years.
Security staff can be the first to respond to acid attacks or incidents where someone has been exposed to a hazardous substance. Make sure you know what to do.
Heather Baily will continue in her role as Chair of the SIA for a further 2 years.
From tomorrow (1 October 2022) all close protection licence holders will need a first aid qualification and the new top-up training before they renew.
How to contact the SIA's press office.
Our specification documents form the basis of the qualifications linked to SIA licensing.
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request about licences granted to people without a full 5 year address history or overseas criminality checks.
Plan of the organisational structure of the Security Industry Authority (SIA).
Lisa Pearce prosecuted by the Security Industry Authority (SIA), pleads guilty to fraud at Bristol Crown Court.
Sub-contracting to a company that is not an SIA approved contractor: what the rules are and how you ask for permission.
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