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Monday, 24 November 2025
Satisfaction with the Security Industry Authority’s licensing process hits a record high of 93% among employers in the 2025 SIA customer satisfaction ...
Thursday, 20 November 2025
Jonathan Swales was given a 4-month prison sentence suspended 12 months after pleading guilty to making a false statement to the Security Industry Aut...
Wednesday, 05 November 2025
The SIA has today (5 November 2025) launched a major strategic review of the qualifications and linked training required to apply for an SIA licence....
Friday, 17 October 2025
The Security Minister has appointed Sarah Pumfrett as a non-executive director of the Security Industry Authority....
Thursday, 02 October 2025
The SIA will be updating the conditions and criteria it uses for licensing decisions on 1 December 2025....
Wednesday, 24 September 2025
Adedoyin Ajanaku was convicted of fraud after SIA investigators found him working as a door supervisor with a cloned licence....
Monday, 15 September 2025
Scott Hannaford-Hill and Christopher Moremi-Fitch have been convicted after pleading guilty to multiple offences under the Private Security Industry A...
Tuesday, 09 September 2025
Daniel Street, the owner of DCS Security Services, has been convicted for failing to hold the required SIA licence for the role....
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
SIA Chair Heather Baily to step down from role on 28 February 2026....
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
From Tuesday 1 April 2026, close protection operatives must undertake refresher training to renew their licence....
Friday, 22 August 2025
The SIA does not support or agree with licence holders who take the law into their own hands....
Tuesday, 19 August 2025
Martin McAuley was convicted of fraud in his absence after working using a cloned SIA licence and was ordered to pay fines and levies equalling £515....
Wednesday, 13 August 2025
Pete Easterbrook, Interim Director of Inspections and Enforcement, talks about a new phase to our approach to tackling training malpractice or mismana...
Monday, 28 July 2025
Leann McKirkle was fined £400 for being unlicensed for her role as sole director of Strathclyde Security Ltd....
Thursday, 24 July 2025
The Security Industry Authority is paying tribute to those in the private security industry who go above and beyond for public safety....
Thursday, 17 July 2025
A man found working as a door supervisor with a forged Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence has been ordered to pay over £800 in fines and costs....
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
91% of surveyed Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence applicants were satisfied with the application process....
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has used the Proceeds of Crime Act to seize over £44,500 after financial investigation revealed previously unkno...
Monday, 02 June 2025
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) public consultation on proposed changes to licensing criteria receives over 3,300 responses....
Tuesday, 27 May 2025
A man found in possession of 2 forged SIA licences has pleaded guilty to fraud and been ordered to pay £2,600 in fines and costs. ...
Thursday, 22 May 2025
Ahroon Alam was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £612 after pleading guilty to knowingly making false statements to the SIA. ...
Thursday, 22 May 2025
A message of remembrance from the Security Industry Authority, 8 years on from the Manchester Arena attack....
Monday, 12 May 2025
An update from Pete Easterbrook, interim SIA Director of Inspections and Enforcement. Pete leads the SIA's drive against training malpractice....
Thursday, 08 May 2025
A man has been convicted for working at a Cambridgeshire venue with a suspended Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence....
Wednesday, 07 May 2025
A man who both acted as director of a security company and worked as a front line security guard without a licence has been prosecuted....
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
A door supervisor who continued to work after his licence was revoked has been ordered to pay over £1,000 in fines and prosecution costs....
Thursday, 10 April 2025
The SIA has awarded its grant for good causes to 3 organisations preventing violence against women and girls....
Wednesday, 09 April 2025
A recent SIA-led joint operation investigating unlicensed door staff in Brighton led to three arrests....
Thursday, 03 April 2025
The SIA welcomes the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 – Martyn’s Law – receiving Royal Assent....
Monday, 24 March 2025
The SIA invited senior representatives from the private security industry to discuss ways that they and the regulator could combat labour exploitation...
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