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Our specification documents form the basis of the qualifications linked to SIA licensing.
The Security Industry Authority has announced the opening of its grant for good causes fund for 2023 to 2024.
The SIA is changing the qualifications needed for an SIA licence. This follows a review of the licence-linked qualifications.
SIA licence-linked training: why you must take the training, who is involved and how we keep it up to date.
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) and HMRC carried out joint operations in London, Bradford and Glasgow last week to ensure that security staff were employed legitimately and treated fairly.
Rolled-up holiday pay: what it is, when it can be used and what SIA approved contractors must do if they use it.
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.
A statement from the Security Industry Authority.
Our Welsh language scheme explains how the SIA provides its services in Welsh.
Research carried out by BMG Research on behalf of the Security Industry Authority into public trust and confidence in the private security industry and the SIA.
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.
This business plan sets out what the Security Industry Authority will be doing over the next year.
All Door Supervision and Security Guard licence holders will need a first aid qualification and the new top-up training before they renew their licence.
Sub-contracting and use of labour are common practices in private security. Know the difference and understand who is responsible for checking SIA licences.
On Wednesday 20 December 2023, former company director Shaun O'Neill and his company were sentenced at Warrington Magistrates' Court.
On 26 January 2024, the Security Industry Authority (SIA) prosecuted former door supervisor Steven Richardson for breaching the Private Security Industry Act.
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request about the use of CCTV cameras in toilets.
On 18 January 2024 David Martyn Hill, the sole director of ACE Security Specialist Ltd. was prosecuted at Doncaster Magistrates' Court.
How we handle licence applications for people who have changed their gender.
The Private Security Industry Trailblazer Group announced the approval of a new, government-funded level 2 professional security operative apprenticeship.
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