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How to get an SIA licence
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How to apply for an SIA licence so that you can work in the private security industry.
How to become an SIA approved contractor
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How to get your company approved by the Security Industry Authority.
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SIA regulation: how the SIA enforces the law and what the penalties are for breaking it.
What the changes are, when they will happen, and how they affect SIA licence applicants and licence holders.
Guidance produced by the SIA on good practice that can help door supervisors protect the public and keep themselves safe.
Celebrating International Women's Day 2023
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Today (8 March) is International Women’s Day, an annual event that celebrates and recognises the achievements of women. This year the theme is #EmbraceEquity.
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We are the regulator of the UK’s private security industry.
SIA is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Home Office.
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- Celebrating International Women's Day 2023
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- Home Office spending over £25,000: 2023
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