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Learn what your responsibilities are as an SIA approved contractor sub-contracting dog handling services.
Guidance for training providers: what you need to know to meet the SIA's rules on first aid training.
Find out how SIA licensing applies to event staff.
SIA licence-linked training: why you must take the training, who is involved and how we keep it up to date.
The sanctions we apply if an SIA approved contractor is in breach of ACS conditions.
You can buy the British standards at a 30% discount.
How we handle licence applications for people who have changed their gender.
Improvement needs for SIA approved contractors: what they are, what causes them, and how to address them.
The passport route to ACS approval: passport schemes and how the passport route differs from the standard route.
Sub-contracting to a company that is not an SIA approved contractor: what the rules are and how you ask for permission.
Sub-contracting and use of labour are common practices in private security. Know the difference and understand who is responsible for checking SIA licences.
Answers to the questions most commonly asked by licence applicants and licence holders about the change to the licence fee.
Answers to the questions most commonly asked by SIA approved contractors, licence applicants and licence holders about the changes that we are making.
Learn how being in a Company Voluntary Arrangement might affect your ACS approval.
How to know whether the operatives you deploy are employed or self-employed, and what this means for tax and national insurance.
What you must do if you wish to use the Security Industry Authority's Licence Management service.
A description of some of the benefits of the SIA's Approved Contractor Scheme.
What an SIA approved contractor must do to remain approved.
Learn about applying for ACS approval if you are in a Company Voluntary Arrangement or an Individual Voluntary Arrangement.
Learn about how we can apply additional conditions to your ACS approval and what this means for you.
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