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SIA regulation: how the SIA enforces the law and what the penalties are for breaking it.
Information about the SIA's Approved Contractor Scheme: what it is and who can be approved.
Learn more about Martyn's Law and the SIA's role as regulator.
Guidance on how charities and community interest companies in the UK can apply for funding from the Security Industry Authority’s grant for good causes.
Find out how SIA licensing applies to someone using a bodycam or headcam.
Find out how SIA licensing applies to someone using a drone.
Answers to the questions most commonly asked by licence applicants and licence holders about the change to the licence fee.
How to choose an SIA approved contractor and why you should.
Our specification documents form the basis of the qualifications linked to SIA licensing.
Guidance explaining what security features to look for when checking SIA licence cards are valid.
Outsourced pre-employment screening: understanding your responsibilities and how to meet our standards.
These documents set out the rules the SIA uses to manage its voluntary Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS).
Guidance for people who have completed their SIA licence-linked training and who want to know what they need to do to get an SIA licence.
Guidance for training providers: what you need to know if you will be delivering SIA licence-linked training after 1 April 2021.
SIA licence-linked training: why you must take the training, who is involved and how we keep it up to date.
Sub-contracting and use of labour are common practices in private security. Know the difference and understand who is responsible for checking SIA licences.
Find out how SIA licensing applies to event staff.
A description of some of the benefits of the SIA's Approved Contractor Scheme.
You can buy the British standards at a 30% discount.
How to know whether the operatives you deploy are employed or self-employed, and what this means for tax and national insurance.
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