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Check SIA licences for security staff such as door supervisors, security guards, CCTV operators and close protection operatives.
You can buy the British standards at a 30% discount.
Victims of domestic abuse will be better protected as part of a new law ensuring even more abusers face tougher management from police and probation.
A message from our Chair Heather Baily and our Chief Executive Michelle Russell.
SPS Doorguard Ltd has been fined after employing unlicensed security managers.
Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months), medical treatment and other activities. Find out whether you need a Standard Visitor visa, or can visit without a visa.
Information about licence-linked qualifications, the awarding organisations that offer these qualifications, and how to find an approved training provider.
Guidance for maritime security guards and their employers about the medical certificates needed for working at sea.
How to know whether the operatives you deploy are employed or self-employed, and what this means for tax and national insurance.
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