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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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Two men prosecuted for working illegally at  Cardigan wine bar

Two men prosecuted for working illegally at Cardigan wine bar

Thursday, 11 May 2023

On Tuesday 4 May two men from Cardigan pleaded guilty at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court....

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SIA response to the publication of the independent review of the disclosure and barring regime

SIA response to the publication of the independent review of the disclosure and barring regime

Tuesday, 25 April 2023

The Security Industry Authority's response to the report and recommendations of the independent review carried out by Simon Bailey CBE, QPM...

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SIA awards £17,600 from its grant for good causes to 2 youth enterprises

SIA awards £17,600 from its grant for good causes to 2 youth enterprises

Tuesday, 11 April 2023

Today (11 April 2023) the Security Industry Authority (SIA) announced the award of its 2022 to 2023 grant for good causes....

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Newtownards businessman sentenced to pay £1250  after pleading guilty to supplying illegal security

Newtownards businessman sentenced to pay £1250 after pleading guilty to supplying illegal security

Thursday, 06 April 2023

On Tuesday 28 March 2023, Christopher Butler was fined £750 at Laganside Crown Court and ordered to pay £500 prosecution costs. ...

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Maidenhead man prosecuted for fraud at Reading Crown Court

Maidenhead man prosecuted for fraud at Reading Crown Court

Friday, 31 March 2023

On Monday 27 March 2023, John Arthur Radley from Maidenhead was sentenced....

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Edgware company director prosecuted for breaching the Private Security Industry Act

Edgware company director prosecuted for breaching the Private Security Industry Act

Wednesday, 22 March 2023

On 14 March 2023 a Cricklewood company director Gentian Dedej, pleaded guilty at Willesden Magistrates' Court for purporting to be a Security Industry...

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Celebrating International Women's Day 2023

Celebrating International Women's Day 2023

Wednesday, 08 March 2023

Today (8 March) is International Women's Day, an annual event that celebrates and recognises the achievements of women. This year the theme is #Embrac...

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Nottingham man prosecuted to working illegally at a Strelley pub

Nottingham man prosecuted to working illegally at a Strelley pub

Monday, 06 March 2023

On Wednesday 1 March, Ali Nuwagy Mohamed El-Akoury pleaded guilty at Nottingham Magistrates' Court to working illegally at a Strelley pub on 14 May 20...

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SIA publishes update to the Manchester Arena Inquiry

SIA publishes update to the Manchester Arena Inquiry

Friday, 03 March 2023

The SIA has published its recent update to the Manchester Arena Inquiry, which outlines the SIA's progress on 2 of the Inquiry's monitored recommendat...

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Cardiff Students’ Union hosts first counter terrorism exercise for Welsh security operatives

Cardiff Students’ Union hosts first counter terrorism exercise for Welsh security operatives

Tuesday, 28 February 2023

A counter-terrorism planning exercise at Cardiff Students’ Union yesterday saw Welsh security operatives dealing with realistic scenarios presented by...

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SIA makes a further reduction to the SIA licence fee

SIA makes a further reduction to the SIA licence fee

Friday, 24 February 2023

From 6 April 2023, the cost of applying for an individual SIA licence for any sector in the regulated private security industry will be reduced to £18...

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Security operatives face realistic terror scenarios in Atik, Windsor exercise

Security operatives face realistic terror scenarios in Atik, Windsor exercise

Thursday, 23 February 2023

The Security Industry Authority (SIA), the regulator of the private security industry, ran a series of terror resilience exercises at Atik, Windsor ye...

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Bradford man caught using fake references in security licence appeal

Bradford man caught using fake references in security licence appeal

Monday, 13 February 2023

A Bradford man has been sentenced after he was discovered using fake references in a dishonest attempt to gain a Security Industry Authority (SIA) lic...

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Edinburgh security operatives face realistic terror scenarios in nightclub exercise

Edinburgh security operatives face realistic terror scenarios in nightclub exercise

Monday, 06 February 2023

The Security Industry Authority (SIA), the regulator for the private security industry, ran the safety resilience exercise at Shanghai Club, George St...

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Manchester man caught using fake references in security licence appeal

Manchester man caught using fake references in security licence appeal

Tuesday, 31 January 2023

On Monday 23 January 2023, Richard Mbembe-Babaku of Atherton pleaded guilty to fraud charges at Manchester Magistrates’ Court....

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Three men prosecuted for working as illegal security in Newtownards

Three men prosecuted for working as illegal security in Newtownards

Monday, 30 January 2023

Christopher Butler pleaded guilty to five offences. Two men supplied as security by Butler were also prosecuted for working illegally....

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Brixton Academy tragedy: Statement from Paul Fullwood SIA, Director of Inspections and Enforcement

Brixton Academy tragedy: Statement from Paul Fullwood SIA, Director of Inspections and Enforcement

Wednesday, 18 January 2023

We are working with the Metropolitan Police to assist them with their investigation into the tragedy that took place at the Brixton O2 Academy on the ...

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