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Use this form if the SIA intends to refuse your licence application or revoke your licence because of your criminal record.
Accessibility statements for the SIA's licensing site and its other online services.
Data on SIA licence applications. This page is updated on a monthly basis.
Find out how SIA licensing applies to event staff.
SIA regulation: how the SIA enforces the law and what the penalties are for breaking it.
Data on SIA approved contractors. Includes the total number of approved contractors and a breakdown by licensing sector and UK region.
A list of the people and companies prosecuted by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) over the last 12 months.
Security staff can be the first to respond to acid attacks or incidents where someone has been exposed to a hazardous substance. Make sure you know what to do.
SIA response to a freedom of information (FOI) request about job adverts for below minimum wage and cash-in-hand security work.
Plan of the organisational structure of the Security Industry Authority (SIA).
Guidance on how charities and community interest companies in the UK can apply for funding from the Security Industry Authority’s grant for good causes.
When planning an event, make sure that your security operatives are complying with the law.
Guidance for training providers: what you need to know to meet the SIA's rules on first aid training.
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for a list of companies that can sponsor foreign nationals for a UK visa.
Sub-contracting and use of labour are common practices in private security. Know the difference and understand who is responsible for checking SIA licences.
Find out how SIA licensing applies to someone using a bodycam or headcam.
SIA licence-linked training: why you must take the training, who is involved and how we keep it up to date.
You can buy the British standards at a 30% discount.
The SIA is seeking to change the way we approve businesses. We want to ensure that public protection is at the heart of the process.
From tomorrow (1 October 2022) all close protection licence holders will need a first aid qualification and the new top-up training before they renew.
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