Numbers relating to close protection licences and licence holders
Published 1 September 2023
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1. Request
- How many close protection licence holders are there in total as of August 2023?
- How many close protection licences were granted/issued in: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 to date (please show total for each year individually)?
- Since the introduction of the new top-up course requirements, how many close protection licence holders exchanged their close protection licence for a door supervisor licence?
- Since the introduction of the new top-up course requirements, how many close protection licence holders have not renewed their licence?
- Since 1 January 2019 to date, how many close protection licences have been revoked and suspended (please show totals for both)?
2. Response
I can confirm that the SIA does hold this information. A response to each question has been provided below.
2.1 Number of close protection licence holders as of August 2023?
14,269. You can also find this information on our website, figures are published every month here
2.2 Close protection licences granted 2019-2023
| Year | Granted licences |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 5,258 |
| 2020 | 5,691 |
| 2021 | 6,152 |
| 2022 | 4,746 |
| 2023 | 2,222 |
2.3 Close protection licence holders who have switched licences
409 individuals applied for a door supervision licence in exchange for a close protection licence within the window of renewing their close protection licence.
2.4 Close protection licence holders who have not renewed their licence
Since the introduction of close protection top-up requirements on 1 October 2022, 2,636 close protection licences have expired without a renewal application being submitted. This number includes those who would not have renewed regardless of the top-up requirement.
2.5 Close protection licences revoked and suspended since 1 January 2019
| Action taken | Number of licences |
|---|---|
| Revoked | 89 |
| Suspended | 160 |
[Reference: FOI 0436]