FOI release

SIA licence holders with declared criminal convictions

Published 9 September 2021

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1. Request

  1. How many SIA licence holders there are on 1 September 2021
  2. How many of the above have declared criminal convictions
  3. The scope and purpose of the SIA

2. Response

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

In respect of questions 1 and 3, the information you have requested is exempt under section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, as the data is readily accessible within the public domain. For ease of reference I have provided a link to where you can find this information.

Please note that in respect of question 2 licence holders might have declared criminality during the application process, or afterwards when holding an active licence, and some applicants might have done so in both instances. For that reason the answer provided to question 2 has been further broken down.

2.1 Number of licence holders on 1 September 2021

384,912

Source: SIA licence holders

2.2 Number of licence holders with declared criminal convictions

  • Total number of active licence holders that declared criminality during application process: 1,999
  • Total number of active licence holders that declared criminality while holding active licence: 273
  • Total number of active licence holders that either declared criminality during application process or while holding active licence: 2,239

2.3 Scope and purpose of the SIA

An overview of what the SIA does can be found here: About us.

You may also wish to look at our annual report, which provides a much higher level of detail.

[Reference: FOI 0268]

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