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On Tuesday 28 March 2023, Christopher Butler was fined £750 at Laganside Crown Court and ordered to pay £500 prosecution costs.
On Monday 27 March 2023, John Arthur Radley from Maidenhead was sentenced.
On 14 March 2023 a Cricklewood company director Gentian Dedej, pleaded guilty at Willesden Magistrates' Court for purporting to be a Security Industry Authority (SIA) approved contractor.
Today (8 March) is International Women's Day, an annual event that celebrates and recognises the achievements of women. This year the theme is #EmbraceEquity.
On Wednesday 1 March, Ali Nuwagy Mohamed El-Akoury pleaded guilty at Nottingham Magistrates' Court to working illegally at a Strelley pub on 14 May 2022.
The SIA has published its recent update to the Manchester Arena Inquiry, which outlines the SIA's progress on 2 of the Inquiry's monitored recommendations.
The SIA's update to the Manchester Arena Inquiry on monitored recommendations 7 and 8.
A counter-terrorism planning exercise at Cardiff Students’ Union yesterday saw Welsh security operatives dealing with realistic scenarios presented by actors.
From 6 April 2023, the cost of applying for an individual SIA licence for any sector in the regulated private security industry will be reduced to £184.
The Security Industry Authority (SIA), the regulator of the private security industry, ran a series of terror resilience exercises at Atik, Windsor yesterday.
A Bradford man has been sentenced after he was discovered using fake references in a dishonest attempt to gain a Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence.
The Security Industry Authority (SIA), the regulator for the private security industry, ran the safety resilience exercise at Shanghai Club, George Street, Edinburgh.
On Monday 23 January 2023, Richard Mbembe-Babaku of Atherton pleaded guilty to fraud charges at Manchester Magistrates’ Court.
Christopher Butler pleaded guilty to five offences. Two men supplied as security by Butler were also prosecuted for working illegally.
We are working with the Metropolitan Police to assist them with their investigation into the tragedy that took place at the Brixton O2 Academy on the night of 15 December 2022.
A recent independent survey has found high levels of customer satisfaction with the Security Industry Authority's licence application service.
Haidar Zaheer was prosecuted on 5 January 2023 at Bradford Magistrates' Court for working illegally as security in a city centre pub.
A Manchester man has been sentenced after using a fake passport in an attempt to obtain a Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence and get work as a security operative.
We are saddened to hear about the tragic loss of lives following the crush at the Brixton Academy event held last week.
A message from our Chair Heather Baily and our Chief Executive Michelle Russell.
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