SIA licensing status of a specific company and staff member
Published 28 May 2025
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Request
Please can you advise on whether the company [REDACTED] or any of its employees (especially [REDACTED]) holds an SIA licence.
Please can you advise on whether a company providing litter enforcement personnel (in a shopping centre marked with signs stating security staff are operating in the area) needs their staff to be SIA licensed. These staff are challenging members of the public about littering and demanding personal information so that fines can be issued.
Response
The SIA holds some of this information.
Whether the company is SIA licensed
The SIA does not hold this information. The SIA licenses individuals, not security companies.
Whether the employee is SIA licensed
The SIA does not have access to the employee details of security companies.
To find out whether someone holds an SIA licence you can check our public register of licence holders.
Whether someone needs an SIA licence to carry out this role
The SIA does hold this information. Whether or not someone needs an SIA licence to carry out their role depends on the activities they are undertaking. See the job activities that need a licence (licensable activities).
[Ref: FOI 0556]