How to appeal against our decision to refuse your application.
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What to do before you apply, and how to apply for a licence yourself or through your employer.
What happens once we have granted you an SIA licence.
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request about the process of granting SIA licences to people with criminal convictions between 2019 and 2024.
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has published new guidance videos for business users, licence holders and licence applicants.
The conditions you must follow if you hold an SIA licence, and the penalties you may face for not doing so.
What happens once we have granted you an SIA licence.
Learn about the services we offer to businesses that enable you to check SIA licences, submit licence applications, and pay the licence application fee.
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request about suspension of SIA licences during investigations and the average length of investigations.
SIA response to a freedom of information (FOI) request about removing clothing when searched by a security operative.
Understand how you can meet the ACS standard on matters including licensing requirements for directors and using overseas suppliers.
Outsourced pre-employment screening: understanding your responsibilities and how to meet our standards.
SIA response to a freedom of information (FOI) request about whether a specific person is on our register of licence holders and whether we offer insurance.
A list of the people and companies the SIA is currently prosecuting.
A list of the people and companies prosecuted by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) over the last 12 months.
Read the minutes of the SIA Board meeting held on 15 March 2024.
These documents establish how the Board that governs the Security Industry Authority will conduct its business.
These documents establish how the Board that governs the Security Industry Authority will conduct its business.
Data on SIA approved contractors. Includes the total number of approved contractors and a breakdown by licensing sector and UK region.
Data on SIA licence holders. Includes a breakdown by age, gender, nationality, licensing sector and UK region.
Data on SIA licence applications. This page is updated on a monthly basis.
A monthly report on the SIA's enforcement activity.
SIA response to a freedom of information (FOI) request about how the Security Industry Authority deals with licence applications from refugees.
Reporting training malpractice: who to tell and what they need to know.
SIA response to a freedom of information (FOI) request about job adverts for below minimum wage and cash-in-hand security work.
Plan of the organisational structure of the Security Industry Authority (SIA).
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request about the processes for licence application rejections and appeals
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request about the processes for licence application rejections and appeals
Details of all Home Office spending over £25,000 for 2024.
Heather Baily will continue in her role as Chair of the SIA for a further 2 years.
This business plan sets out what the Security Industry Authority will be doing over the next year.
A message from the Security Industry Authority, seven years on from the Manchester Arena attack.
How to check if your criminal record will affect your licence application, and the information you need to provide for our criminality checks.
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request on the number of licences granted to refugees and revoked due to criminal activity over the last 5 years
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request about the regulation of licence-linked qualifications and our role in setting training standards.
A list of the people and companies the SIA is currently prosecuting.
A list of the people and companies prosecuted by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) over the last 12 months.
A monthly report on the SIA's enforcement activity.
On 26 January 2024, the Security Industry Authority (SIA) prosecuted former door supervisor Steven Richardson for breaching the Private Security Industry Act.
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request about guide dogs. The SIA does not hold the information because guide dogs are not a part of our remit.
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request about debt collection and related matters. The SIA does not hold the majority of information requested.
Data on SIA licence holders. Includes a breakdown by age, gender, nationality, licensing sector and UK region.
Data on SIA licence applications. This page is updated on a monthly basis.
Data on SIA approved contractors. Includes the total number of approved contractors and a breakdown by licensing sector and UK region.
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for confirmation of whether the SIA has issued a licence dispensation notice to the Cabinet Office.
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