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Information about the SIA's Approved Contractor Scheme: what it is and who can be approved.
How to choose an SIA approved contractor and why you should.
How to get your company approved by the Security Industry Authority.
What we check and how you apply for approval.
Understand how you can meet the ACS standard on matters including right to work, employment screening, licensing of directors and using overseas suppliers.
Guidance for companies approved under the Security Industry Authority's Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS).
A description of some of the benefits of the SIA's Approved Contractor Scheme.
Sub-contracting and use of labour are common practices in private security. Know the difference and understand who is responsible for checking SIA licences.
Data on SIA approved contractors. Includes the total number of approved contractors and a breakdown by licensing sector and UK region.
What you have to do under the Construction Industry Scheme if you're a contractor - registering, filing returns, paying subcontractors and keeping records.
Learn about the services we offer to businesses that enable you to check SIA licences, submit licence applications and pay the licence application fee.
As a Natural England contractor complete the contractor’s licence form to allow you to download Ordnance Survey mapping data under the PSGA agreement.
Rolled-up holiday pay: what it is, when it can be used and what SIA approved contractors must do if they use it.
What the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) is, work covered by the scheme and find out whether you should register as a contractor or subcontractor.
What subcontractors in the building industry must do under the Construction Industry Scheme - registering, record keeping, applying for gross payment status and reporting business changes
Apply to be an authorised installer for OZEV residential and commercial chargepoint grant schemes.
How to get prior authorisation to use an open general export licence (OGEL) for goods, software or technology which support UK government defence contracts.
Find out what you need to do if you’re a contractor or subcontractor based outside the UK and do work covered by the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS).
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