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A quarterly report on how well the SIA has done in responding to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests.

Data on SIA licence applications. This page is updated on a monthly basis.

Data on SIA approved contractors. Includes the total number of approved contractors and a breakdown by licensing sector and UK region.

Data on SIA licence holders. Includes a breakdown by age, gender, nationality, licensing sector and UK region.

A monthly report on the SIA's enforcement activity.

Plan of the organisational structure of the Security Industry Authority (SIA).

Fill in these forms if the SIA has granted your overseas criminality exception request.

How to appeal against our decision to refuse your application.

What to do before you apply, and how to apply for a licence yourself or through your employer.

What happens once we have granted you an SIA licence.

SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request about the process of granting SIA licences to people with criminal convictions between 2019 and 2024.

The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has published new guidance videos for business users, licence holders and licence applicants.

The conditions you must follow if you hold an SIA licence, and the penalties you may face for not doing so.

What happens once we have granted you an SIA licence.

Learn about the services we offer to businesses that enable you to check SIA licences, submit licence applications, and pay the licence application fee.

SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request about suspension of SIA licences during investigations and the average length of investigations.

SIA response to a freedom of information (FOI) request about removing clothing when searched by a security operative.

Understand how you can meet the ACS standard on matters including licensing requirements for directors and using overseas suppliers.

Outsourced pre-employment screening: understanding your responsibilities and how to meet our standards.

SIA response to a freedom of information (FOI) request about whether a specific person is on our register of licence holders and whether we offer insurance.

A list of the people and companies the SIA is currently prosecuting.

A list of the people and companies prosecuted by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) over the last 12 months.

Read the minutes of the SIA Board meeting held on 15 March 2024.

These documents establish how the Board that governs the Security Industry Authority will conduct its business.

Data on SIA approved contractors. Includes the total number of approved contractors and a breakdown by licensing sector and UK region.

Data on SIA licence holders. Includes a breakdown by age, gender, nationality, licensing sector and UK region.

Data on SIA licence applications. This page is updated on a monthly basis.

A monthly report on the SIA's enforcement activity.