SIA licence suspensions during investigations
Published 19 June 2024
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Request
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Currently, how many staff members does the SIA employ to investigate suspensions and revocations?
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How many referrals for investigation were made to the SIA by Calderdale Council in the years 2022, 2023, and 2024?
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How many referrals for investigation were made to the SIA by West Yorkshire Police (Halifax or Calderdale Branch only) in the years 2022, 2023, and 2024?
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In the years 2022, 2023, and 2024 how many SIA suspensions, following investigation, resulted in reinstatement?
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In the years 2022, 2023, and 2024 how many SIA suspensions, following investigation, resulted in revocation?
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In the years 2022, 2023, and 2024 how long on average did SIA investigations take to complete for which the outcome was either reinstatement or revocation? In other words, what is the average length of time for which SIA licences are suspended while the licence holders are being investigated?
Response
I can confirm that the SIA does hold some of this information.
Question 1
The SIA has various roles in different departments for investigating and taking action on licence holders who have had their licence(s) suspended or revoked. The total number of staff members employed in these roles is 81. This figure does not include management roles.
Questions 2 and 3
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Questions 4 and 5
Some suspended licences will since have expired, meaning no further action was taken. Some licences also may still be suspended. This is why the answers to questions 4 and 5 do not add up to the total number of suspensions for each year.
The figures under the column for the number of licences reinstated relate to the date the suspension was lifted. The figures under the number of licences revoked relate to the date the licence was revoked.
| Year | Total number of suspensions | Number reinstated | Number revoked |
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| 2022 | 954 | 232 | 325 |
| 2023 | 1,002 | 156 | 338 |
| 2024 | 502 | 94 | 125 |
Question 6
For information on suspensions, such as the reasons for a suspension and the review period, please visit pages 61-62 of our licensing criteria, Get Licensed, which is available online: SIA: Get Licensed.
| Year | Average (median) days between suspension and suspension lifted |
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| 2022 | 126 |
| 2023 | 141 |
| 2024 | 144 |
| Year | Average (median) days between suspension and revocation |
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| 2022 | 61 |
| 2023 | 101 |
| 2024 | 165 |
[Ref: FOI 0510]