FOI release
Licences issued to migrants
Updated 12 September 2025
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| 3. Licences issued to migrants |
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| a. The number of door supervisor licences issued to non-UK nationals, broken down by year and nationality (specific countries where possible). |
| Door supervision licences only |
| b. The number of licences issued to individuals with refugee or asylum-seeker status, broken down by year. |
| NB: We only licence individuals who have the right to work in the UK. Asylum seekers who have the right to work are unable to work in the private security industry |
| if they are subject to the shortage occupation list. The data we have provided relates to those with a “discretionary leave” visa. |
| All licence sectors |
| c. The number of licences issued to non-UK nationals later found to lack a legal right to work in the UK, broken down by year. |
| NB: These individuals had right to work status when the SIA granted them a licence. An individual’s right to work status may be checked periodically depending on their specific circumstances, |
| throughout the life cycle of their SIA licence and if a licence holder’s right to work status has changed or expired, licence holders may have their licence revoked. |
| Door supervision licences only |