FOI release

Grants awarded by the SIA between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2022

Published 20 September 2022

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1. Request

I am particularly interested in grants which I consider to be a fund given by an end entity, often a public body, to an individual or another entity for a specific purpose linked to public benefit. I am interested in all grants, which can be viewed here.

Please can you provide a list of all grants distributed between 2020/2021 and 2021/2022, including information on the following:

  • name of grant
  • type of grant
  • grant value
  • volume of grants awarded

How many Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) did you employ to administer and process grants, and what was the cost in 2020/2021 and 2021/2022?

What technology system/s do you use to administer/process grants, and how much was spent on this technology in 2020/2021 and 2021/2022?

What was the development time required to create your most recent grant product/scheme?

2. Response

I confirm that the SIA holds the information you have requested which can be found below.

2.1 List of grants

The SIA has awarded ‘good causes’ grants for the financial years 2020 to 2021 and 2021 to 2022. Under the government definitions of grants it is a General Grant – Competed.

Our grant comes from monies recovered from the proceeds of crime confiscation orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA). Since 2017 we have been pursuing financial recovery from convicted criminals following prosecution. Where we have brought a prosecution and there has been a conviction, we may undertake confiscation proceedings against those convicted. If successful, we receive a percentage of the confiscated money. The proceeds must be used to either fund good causes or further financial investigations.

For the financial year 2020 to 2021 the following ‘good causes’ grants were awarded:

  • £9,372.23 to the Charitable Trust of the Worshipful Company of Security Professionals
  • £20,000.00 to the EY Foundation
  • £20,000.00 to the Princes Trust

For the financial year 2021 to 2022 the following ‘good causes’ grants were awarded:

  • £25,000 to EY Foundation: Secure Futures programme
  • £20,000 to The Prince’s Trust for ‘Get Into’ Security initiative
  • £13,630 to ProtectEd, for its SecurED research initiative
  • £12,500 to PTSD Resolution, rehabilitation for former service personnel, many of whom are security personnel suffering mental health issues following active service
  • £10,000 to Argus Community Interest Company, which offers specialist security training in County Durham
  • £10,000 to Young Enterprise, for its initiative to support 600 students in Stoke
  • £10,000 to Global Vision Initiative, a Manchester-based community enterprise supporting women and girls from a range of communities
  • £7,257 to Samsons Academy for its SIA Training and Certification Courses in Bedford
  • £4,619 to Banana Enterprise Network for the purchase of personal alarms and a safety app for this Bolton based charity

2.2 Number of Full Time Equivalents and cost

No FTEs were employed to administer and process grants.

2.3 Technology and cost

There is no specific technology system used to administer and process grants. The SIA utilises existing finance systems.

2.4 Development time required

The SIA does not hold this information. Employees involved in the creation of the grant scheme have not recorded the time where they were involved in the creation of this grant scheme, as it has developed as confiscation orders and monies have been received with input from employees across a number of teams in the SIA.

[Reference: FOI 0355]

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