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How you can appeal against our decision to refuse your ACS application.
Guidance and templates that will help you to plan your assessment.
What an SIA approved contractor must do to remain approved.
What you must do if you wish to use our Licence Management service.
Guidance for training providers: what you need to know if you will be delivering SIA licence-linked training after 1 April 2021.
Understand how you can meet the ACS standard on matters including right to work, employment screening, licensing of directors and using overseas suppliers.
An SIA approved contractor is assessed every year, must inform us of significant changes to the company, and must use the ACS mark correctly.
Find out what you can do to stop child sexual exploitation and how you should restrain someone.
Violence against security staff is unacceptable. Find out what you can do to prevent it.
Information you need if you want to offer an ACS passport scheme.
The sanctions we apply if an SIA approved contractor is in breach of ACS conditions.
Find out how SIA licensing applies to shopping centres and retail outlets.
In 2019 we published a case study to show how important it is for security operatives to use safe methods of physical restraint.
This guide explains how SIA licensing may affect the way you manage queues and control access to your premises.
This guide explains whether someone who does Fire Watch / Waking Watch roles needs a Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence.
The SIA's stakeholder forum: what it is and who is in it.
In 2019 we ran a national campaign to promote safer workplaces for security staff. We encourage security operatives to report violence against them.
Sub-contracting to a company that is not an SIA approved contractor: what the rules are and how you ask for permission.
Guidance and templates that will help you to report on your assessment visit.
How to order ACS-related items such as lapel pins and wall plaques.
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