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Information about the SIA's Approved Contractor Scheme: what it is and who can be approved.
Learn about the services we offer to businesses that enable you to check SIA licences, submit licence applications, and pay the licence application fee.
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.
Tools and guidance that you will need in order to become an SIA approved contractor.
How to appeal against our decision to refuse your application.
Some SIA front line licence holders are trained in physical intervention. This page recaps information from that training.
How to choose an SIA approved contractor and why you should.
Guidance explaining what security features to look for when checking SIA licence cards are valid.
How to know whether the operatives you deploy are employed or self-employed, and what this means for tax and national insurance.
Reporting training malpractice: who to tell and what they need to know.
When planning an event, make sure that your security operatives are complying with the law.
Sub-contracting to a company that is not an SIA approved contractor: what the rules are and how you ask for permission.
SIA regulation: how the SIA enforces the law and what the penalties are for breaking it.
SIA licence-linked training: why you must take the training, who is involved and how we keep it up to date.
On this page we answer some questions and set the record straight on some of the more common misconceptions about us and our work.
Sub-contracting and use of labour are common practices in private security. Know the difference and understand who is responsible for checking SIA licences.
Understand the definition of ‘director’ so you know if you need to apply for a licence.
A description of some of the benefits of the SIA's Approved Contractor Scheme.
Find out how SIA licensing applies to event staff.
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.
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