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The MGS (MOD Guard Service) plays a vital role supporting MOD security.
Check SIA licences for security staff such as door supervisors, security guards, CCTV operators and close protection operatives.
The different types of SIA licence, and which job activities need a licence.
Report staff, such as door supervisors, security guards, CCTV operators and close protection operatives, who break the law or are a risk to the public.
Find out how SIA licensing applies to event staff.
How ship security is managed in the UK, and how to comply with UK regulations on ship security.
On Wednesday 20 December 2023, former company director Shaun O'Neill and his company were sentenced at Warrington Magistrates' Court.
Information about licence-linked qualifications, the awarding organisations that offer these qualifications, and how to find an approved training provider.
You can buy the British standards at a 30% discount.
Find out what you need to do to renew your SIA licence.
How to know whether the operatives you deploy are employed or self-employed, and what this means for tax and national insurance.
How to apply for security funding to protect your place of worship against hate crime.
The Government Security Profession brings security professionals working in government together to help them gain skills and knowledge. Government Security Profession is part of the Civil Service .
What to do before you apply, and how to apply for a licence yourself or through your employer.
Find out how SIA licensing applies to someone using a drone.
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