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The SIA responds to the issues raised by BBC File on 4 on training malpractice in the delivery of SIA licence-linked qualifications
Details of all Home Office spending over £25,000 for 2023.
An SIA approved contractor is assessed every year, must inform us of significant changes to the company, and must use the ACS mark correctly.
What you must do if you wish to use our Licence Management service.
The terms and conditions you agree to as a supplier to the Security Industry Authority (SIA).
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for details on whether a particular individual holds public liability insurance.
On 26 June 2023 a Bolton company director pleaded guilty to deploying an unlicensed security operative to a Manchester music festival last summer.
What an SIA approved contractor must do to remain approved.
The SIA is committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Read the minutes of the SIA Board meeting held on 15 March 2024.
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for the ACS assessment scores of the 'top 5%' (highest scoring) approved contractors.
Lucia Howland, SIA Regional Investigation Manager and Tactical Events Lead, highlights SIA guidance on industry compliance and public safety at events.
Find out how SIA licensing applies to shopping centres and retail outlets.
The SIA is seeking to change the way we approve businesses. We want to ensure that public protection is at the heart of the process.
In the interests of transparency, we regularly publish the minutes of our board meetings.
A monthly report on the SIA's enforcement activity.
A security firm run by two brothers from Liverpool has been fined £50,000 for offences against the Private Security Industry Act 2001.
We are proposing a code of conduct for security operatives.
Christopher Butler pleaded guilty to five offences. Two men supplied as security by Butler were also prosecuted for working illegally.
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