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The SIA invited senior representatives from the private security industry to discuss ways that they and the regulator could combat labour exploitation together.
The Minister for Safeguarding and the Minister for Security have both agreed to the appointment of two new non-executive directors to the Board of the SIA.
Lords Minister announces that the Security Industry Authority will be brought under the security minister’s portfolio.
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) today (17 March 2025) welcomed the publication of the Home Office public body review of the regulator.
The SIA today (13 March 2025) welcomed the news that the SIA is to come under the portfolio of the Minister of State for Security Dan Jarvis in the Home Office.
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has today (11 March 2025) launched a consultation on changes it is proposing to make to its licensing criteria.
What the changes are, when they will happen, and how they affect SIA licence applicants and licence holders.
The director of a Manchester-based security company has been prosecuted after failing to comply with an investigation.
A man who tried to use a cloned Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence to work in the security industry has been prosecuted.
Charities and community groups can now apply for grants to support projects aimed at improving public safety and supporting the private security.
SPS Doorguard Ltd has been fined after employing unlicensed security managers.
A man has been convicted after allowing somebody else to use his Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence to work illegally as a door supervisor.
A London man has been convicted after allowing somebody else to use his Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence.
A message from our Chair Heather Baily and our Chief Executive Michelle Russell.
On 10 December the SIA demonstrated its commitment to tackling labour exploitation by inviting leaders from private security businesses to a special summit.
An update from Paul Fullwood, SIA Director of Inspections and Enforcement. Paul is leading the SIA's drive against training malpractice.
The boss of a security firm has been given a suspended sentence after he deployed door supervisors with cloned licences to venues across London.
A former boxer from Bradford has been fined after he failed to respond to a Security Industry Authority (SIA) investigation into an unlicensed door supervisor.
What the changes are, when they will happen, and how they affect SIA approved contractors.
A man has been jailed for almost three years after he used a fake SIA licence to work at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and commit theft.
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