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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
A list of the people and companies prosecuted by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) over the last 12 months.
SIA regulation: how the SIA enforces the law and what the penalties are for breaking it.
Tools and guidance that you will need in order to become an SIA approved contractor.
When planning an event, make sure that your security operatives are complying with the law.
Data on SIA licence applications. This page is updated on a monthly basis.
A description of some of the benefits of the SIA's Approved Contractor Scheme.
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.
Data on SIA licence holders. Includes a breakdown by age, gender, nationality, licensing sector and UK region.
A list of the people and companies the SIA is currently prosecuting.
Find out how SIA licensing applies to someone using a bodycam or headcam.
Vigilantism is illegal, and the SIA does not support or agree with licence holders who take the law into their own hands.
Heather Baily will continue in her role as Chair of the SIA for a further 2 years.
Guidance for training providers: what you need to know to meet the SIA's rules on first aid training.
You can buy the British standards at a 30% discount.
How to know whether the operatives you deploy are employed or self-employed, and what this means for tax and national insurance.
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for a list of companies that can sponsor foreign nationals for a UK visa.
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request about the regulation of licence-linked qualifications and our role in setting training standards.
This business plan sets out what the Security Industry Authority will be doing over the next year.
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request on the number of licences granted to refugees and revoked due to criminal activity over the last 5 years
The SIA is changing the qualifications needed for an SIA licence. This follows a review of the licence-linked qualifications.
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