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Belfast security boss ordered to pay £8256 from proceeds of crime

Belfast security boss ordered to pay £8256 from proceeds of crime

Thursday, 26 October 2023

On Wednesday 11 October a Belfast man was ordered to pay £8,256 within three months by Laganside Crown Court or face a jail sentence....

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Wembley man prosecuted for working illegally

Wembley man prosecuted for working illegally

Wednesday, 25 October 2023

On 16 October, Harrow Crown Court ordered Erjon Xhika to pay a £300 fine plus £300 prosecution costs. This follows his guilty plea to working illegall...

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Cwmbran man using multiple aliases prosecuted for fraud

Cwmbran man using multiple aliases prosecuted for fraud

Tuesday, 24 October 2023

Ashley Marcel Zennadi pleaded guilty to fraud offences at Cwmbran Magistrates' Court....

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Two Binbrook men prosecuted for working illegally

Two Binbrook men prosecuted for working illegally

Friday, 20 October 2023

On 13 October 2023 two men from Binbrook were prosecuted at Humber Magistrates' Court. They worked as illegal security in 2020 for G4 Fuels Ltd in Mar...

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Ballymena man prosecuted for supplying unlicensed security

Ballymena man prosecuted for supplying unlicensed security

Thursday, 19 October 2023

On Tuesday 26 September 2023, Stephen Simmonds from Ballymena was prosecuted at Laganside Magistrates’ Court. ...

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Cardiff man prosecuted for working illegally

Cardiff man prosecuted for working illegally

Friday, 13 October 2023

On Wednesday 27 September 2023, a Cardiff man was prosecuted at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates’ Court for working as illegal security....

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Bolton man prosecuted for posing as a licensed security operative

Bolton man prosecuted for posing as a licensed security operative

Thursday, 05 October 2023

On 11 September 2023, a man who had never held a genuine SIA licence was sentenced for offences relating to fraud by false representation....

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SIA response to BBC File on 4 investigation into security training

SIA response to BBC File on 4 investigation into security training

Tuesday, 03 October 2023

The SIA responds to the issues raised by BBC File on 4 on training malpractice in the delivery of SIA licence-linked qualifications...

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Eastbourne company prosecuted for supplying illegal security

Eastbourne company prosecuted for supplying illegal security

Monday, 02 October 2023

On 14 September 2023, at Hastings Magistrates' Court, an Eastbourne company director was prosecuted for supplying illegal security....

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Public safety a key focus at the SIA National Conference 2023

Public safety a key focus at the SIA National Conference 2023

Friday, 29 September 2023

The Security Industry Authority (SIA) National Conference was held on 21 September 2023 at Novotel London West....

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Pembrokeshire man prosecuted for working without a licence

Pembrokeshire man prosecuted for working without a licence

Thursday, 14 September 2023

Paul Haywood Dowson was sentenced on Tuesday 12 September at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court. ...

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Speke man prosecuted for working illegally at a Wirral bar

Speke man prosecuted for working illegally at a Wirral bar

Thursday, 07 September 2023

On Thursday 17 August a Speke company director was prosecuted at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court for working without a valid SIA licence. ...

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Ballymena man prosecuted for working illegally in Belfast

Ballymena man prosecuted for working illegally in Belfast

Thursday, 31 August 2023

On Tuesday 1 August 2023, Alan Agnew from Ballymena was prosecuted at Laganside Magistrates' Court....

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Shrewsbury night club manager prosecuted for supplying illegal security

Shrewsbury night club manager prosecuted for supplying illegal security

Friday, 25 August 2023

A Shrewsbury man was prosecuted at Doncaster Magistrates' Court on 28 June 2023 for managing illegal security at a Shrewsbury night club between 10 Ju...

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Worcester man prosecuted for working illegally at a Worcester pub

Worcester man prosecuted for working illegally at a Worcester pub

Monday, 21 August 2023

On Friday 11 August 2023, Vikramjit Sharma from Worcester was prosecuted (in his absence) at Worcester Magistrates' Court....

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Bournemouth director sentenced for supplying illegal security

Bournemouth director sentenced for supplying illegal security

Friday, 04 August 2023

On Thursday 29 June 2023, a Bournemouth company director, and his business were prosecuted at Poole Magistrates' Court for supplying unlicensed securi...

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New professional security operative apprenticeship announced

New professional security operative apprenticeship announced

Tuesday, 01 August 2023

The Private Security Industry Trailblazer Group announced the approval of a new, government-funded level 2 professional security operative apprentices...

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International Security Officers’ Day 2023

International Security Officers’ Day 2023

Monday, 24 July 2023

A message from our Chief Executive, Michelle Russell, on International Security Officers’ Day....

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Bolton man prosecuted for supplying unlicensed security

Bolton man prosecuted for supplying unlicensed security

Monday, 10 July 2023

On 26 June 2023 a Bolton company director pleaded guilty to deploying an unlicensed security operative to a Manchester music festival last summer....

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Erith man prosecuted for fraud

Erith man prosecuted for fraud

Wednesday, 05 July 2023

Last Wednesday, 28 June, Olajide Shomoye from Erith was handed a suspended jail sentence of 24-weeks imprisonment, suspended for 18-months....

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Birkenhead company director prosecuted for supplying illegal security

Birkenhead company director prosecuted for supplying illegal security

Friday, 30 June 2023

On Thursday 22 June 2023, a Birkenhead company director and his company were sentenced at Liverpool Magistrates' Court....

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Coventry man prosecuted for breaching security licence conditions

Coventry man prosecuted for breaching security licence conditions

Tuesday, 27 June 2023

On Monday 12 June a Coventry company director pleaded guilty at Coventry Magistrates' Court to breaching his Security Industry Authority licence condi...

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Bristol man caught applying to work in security industry using multiple names

Bristol man caught applying to work in security industry using multiple names

Monday, 26 June 2023

An Easton man with multiple aliases was prosecuted at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on 15 June 2023. ...

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Bury man prosecuted for fraud and forgery offences

Bury man prosecuted for fraud and forgery offences

Tuesday, 13 June 2023

On Monday 5 June 2023, Bury man Zahkier Hussain was ordered to pay £2,000 prosecution costs by Bolton Magistrates’ Court. ...

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Fratton man prosecuted for working illegally at a Southsea Pub

Fratton man prosecuted for working illegally at a Southsea Pub

Thursday, 08 June 2023

On Wednesday 31 May 2023, Viktor Abdullahi of Fratton was prosecuted at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court....

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Antrim man prosecuted for working illegally in a Belfast nightclub with a suspended licence

Antrim man prosecuted for working illegally in a Belfast nightclub with a suspended licence

Monday, 05 June 2023

On Tuesday 30 May, Ryan Wilkinson from Antrim was prosecuted at Laganside Magistrates' Court for working illegally as a door supervisor in a Belfast n...

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Cardigan man prosecuted for working illegally at a local wine bar

Cardigan man prosecuted for working illegally at a local wine bar

Wednesday, 24 May 2023

On Thursday 18 May, David James pleaded guilty to working illegally as a door supervisor at a Cardigan wine bar between September and November last ye...

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Manchester Arena attack: a message of remembrance from the SIA

Manchester Arena attack: a message of remembrance from the SIA

Sunday, 21 May 2023

A message from the Security Industry Authority, six years on from the Manchester Arena attack....

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SIA launches new licensing videos to guide applicants through licence application process

SIA launches new licensing videos to guide applicants through licence application process

Thursday, 18 May 2023

Today, 18 May, the Security Industry Authority (SIA) launched 8 new guidance videos for licence applicants and existing licence holders....

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Unlicensed security operative prosecuted for working illegally with a cloned licence

Unlicensed security operative prosecuted for working illegally with a cloned licence

Friday, 12 May 2023

On Wednesday 3 May, Ibukun Chiedu Joseph was handed a six-month jail sentence suspended for 18 months at Westminster Magistrates' Court....

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