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What the changes are, when they will happen, and how they affect SIA licence applicants and licence holders.
How to apply for an SIA licence so that you can work in the private security industry.
This document sets out the rules the SIA uses to make licensing decisions.
Report staff, such as door supervisors, security guards, CCTV operators and close protection operatives, who break the law or are a risk to the public.
Where to get training and advice on counter-terrorism if you work in the private security industry.
Fill in these forms if the SIA has granted your overseas criminality exception request.
Learn more about the circumstances that can lead to a licence holder losing their licence, either permanently or temporarily.
Learn about the SIA's new regulatory role.
SIA Executive Director of Martyn’s Law Laura Gibb discusses April’s statutory guidance and other ongoing work to establish this new regulatory function.
The Security Industry Authority has today (15 April 2026) launched a public consultation on its draft section 12 statutory guidance.
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