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Information about the SIA's Approved Contractor Scheme: what it is and who can be approved.
Reporting training malpractice: who to tell and what they need to know.
SIA licence dispensation: what the rules are, what an LDN should look like and how to ask for permission to issue more LDNs.
Find out how SIA licensing applies to event staff.
Tools and guidance that you will need in order to become an SIA approved contractor.
SIA regulation: how the SIA enforces the law and what the penalties are for breaking it.
Find out how SIA licensing applies to someone using a bodycam or headcam.
When planning an event, make sure that your security operatives are complying with the law.
A description of some of the benefits of the SIA's Approved Contractor Scheme.
Guidance for training providers: what you need to know to meet the SIA's rules on first aid training.
Guidance on how charities and community interest companies in the UK can apply for funding from the Security Industry Authority’s grant for good causes.
How to know whether the operatives you deploy are employed or self-employed, and what this means for tax and national insurance.
You can buy the British standards at a 30% discount.
SIA licence-linked training: why you must take the training, who is involved and how we keep it up to date.
Our specification documents form the basis of the qualifications linked to SIA licensing.
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.
Sub-contracting and use of labour are common practices in private security. Know the difference and understand who is responsible for checking SIA licences.
Guidance for people who have completed their SIA licence-linked training and who want to know what they need to do to get an SIA licence.
How we handle licence applications for people who have changed their gender.
Rolled-up holiday pay: what it is, when it can be used and what SIA approved contractors must do if they use it.
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