Statutory guidance

SIA: Get Licensed

This document sets out the rules the SIA uses to make licensing decisions.

From:
Security Industry Authority
Published
1 April 2021
Last updated
29 July 2022 — See all updates

Documents

Get Licensed

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Details

Read ‘Get Licensed’ to understand the criteria you must meet in order to hold an SIA licence.

Published 1 April 2021
Last updated 29 July 2022 + show all updates

  1. Replaced the document with the version published on 29 July 2022. The new version updates the criteria relating to the qualifications required for a close protection licence. It also removes a small number of offences from the list of relevant offences and changes the descriptions of a small number of other offences.

  2. Replaced the document with the version published on 1 April 2022. The new version contains updated information relating to the qualifications required for a close protection licence.

  3. Replaced the document with the version published on 1 October 2021.

  4. First published.

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