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We are the regulator of the UK’s private security industry. SIA is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Home Office .
What to do before you apply, and how to apply for a licence yourself or through your employer.
Find out what you need to do to renew your SIA licence.
Check SIA licences for security staff such as door supervisors, security guards, CCTV operators and close protection operatives.
The SIA has worked in close partnership with Ofqual as they today suspended BIIAB from accepting new learners on a set of security qualifications.
The conditions you must follow if you hold an SIA licence, and the penalties you may face for not doing so.
This document sets out the rules the SIA uses to make licensing decisions.
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has given notice to the British Institute of Innkeeping Awarding Body (BIIAB) to terminate their recognition agreement.
Information about licence-linked qualifications, the awarding organisations that offer these qualifications, and how to find an approved training provider.
The different types of SIA licence, and which job activities need a licence.
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