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Outsourced pre-employment screening: understanding your responsibilities and how to meet our standards.
Rolled-up holiday pay: what it is, when it can be used and what SIA approved contractors must do if they use it.
An SIA approved contractor is assessed every year, must inform us of significant changes to the company, and must use the ACS mark correctly.
How we handle licence applications for people who have changed their gender.
Find out how SIA licensing applies to event staff.
On this page we answer some questions and set the record straight on some of the more common misconceptions about us and our work.
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.
When planning an event, make sure that your security operatives are complying with the law.
Find out what you can do to stop child sexual exploitation.
What you must do if you wish to use our Licence Management service.
Find out how SIA licensing applies to shopping centres and retail outlets.
How to order ACS-related items such as lapel pins and wall plaques.
What an SIA approved contractor must do to remain approved.
The sanctions we apply if an SIA approved contractor is in breach of ACS conditions.
This guide explains how SIA licensing may affect the way you manage queues and control access to your premises.
How you can appeal against our decision to refuse your ACS application.
Guidance and templates that will help you to plan your assessment.
The SIA's stakeholder forum: what it is and who is in it.
Information you need if you want to offer an ACS passport scheme.
Answers to the questions asked by approved contractors about the changes we will be making in February 2025.
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