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Find out how SIA licensing applies to someone using a bodycam or headcam.
We are consulting on proposed changes to the criteria we use when making our licensing decisions. We publish the criteria in our 'Get Licensed' document.
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.
Some SIA front line licence holders are trained in physical intervention. This page recaps information from that training.
The Security Industry Authority annual report and accounts for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.
Tools and guidance that you will need in order to become an SIA approved contractor.
Data on SIA licence applications. This page is updated on a monthly basis.
SIA regulation: how the SIA enforces the law and what the penalties are for breaking it.
The UK’s private security industry regulator is encouraging everyone to show their appreciation to security operatives on International Security Officers’ Day.
A message from the Security Industry Authority, seven years on from the Manchester Arena attack.
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