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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.
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.
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.
How to check if your criminal record will affect your licence application, and the information you need to provide for our criminality checks.
The Security Industry Authority has announced that it is ending its endorsement of BIIAB. This page explains what this will mean for SIA licence applicants.
Guidance to help you understand when and how to apply for an SIA licence.
Learn more about the circumstances that can lead to a licence holder losing their licence, either permanently or temporarily.
Where to get training and advice on counter-terrorism if you work in the private security industry.
What we check and how you apply for approval.
Find out how an SIA licence holder is expected to behave.
Learn about the services we offer to businesses that enable you to check SIA licences, submit licence applications, and pay the licence application fee.
The qualifications, experience and approval you must have to offer SIA licence-linked training courses.
What happens once we have granted you an SIA licence.
Learn more about Martyn's Law and the Security Industry Authority's role as its regulator.
How to appeal against our decision to refuse your application.
SIA regulation: how the SIA enforces the law and what the penalties are for breaking it.
Reporting labour exploitation: who to tell and what they need to know.
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