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SIA regulation: how the SIA enforces the law and what the penalties are for breaking it.
Tools and guidance that you will need in order to become an SIA approved contractor.
How to appeal against our decision to refuse your application.
SIA licence dispensation: what the rules are, what an LDN should look like and how to ask for permission to issue more LDNs.
Find out how SIA licensing applies to someone using a drone.
Find out how SIA licensing applies to someone using a bodycam or headcam.
Find out how SIA licensing applies to event staff.
Reporting training malpractice: who to tell and what they need to know.
Guidance for people who have completed their SIA licence-linked training and who want to know what they need to do to get an SIA licence.
Guidance for training providers: what you need to know to meet the SIA's rules on first aid training.
When planning an event, make sure that your security operatives are complying with the law.
A description of some of the benefits of the SIA's Approved Contractor Scheme.
SIA licence-linked training: why you must take the training, who is involved and how we keep it up to date.
How we handle licence applications for people who have changed their gender.
Sub-contracting and use of labour are common practices in private security. Know the difference and understand who is responsible for checking SIA licences.
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.
You can buy the British standards at a 30% discount.
How to know whether the operatives you deploy are employed or self-employed, and what this means for tax and national insurance.
Guidance for training providers: what you need to know if you will be delivering SIA licence-linked training after 1 April 2021.
Our specification documents form the basis of the qualifications linked to SIA licensing.
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