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Monday, 09 January 2023
Haidar Zaheer was prosecuted on 5 January 2023 at Bradford Magistrates' Court for working illegally as security in a city centre pub....
Tuesday, 20 December 2022
A Manchester man has been sentenced after using a fake passport in an attempt to obtain a Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence and get work as a ...
Tuesday, 20 December 2022
We are saddened to hear about the tragic loss of lives following the crush at the Brixton Academy event held last week....
Monday, 19 December 2022
A message from our Chair Heather Baily and our Chief Executive Michelle Russell....
Friday, 16 December 2022
The Security Industry Authority (SIA), HMRC and West Midlands Police recently carried out a joint operation in Birmingham to ensure that security staf...
Tuesday, 13 December 2022
On Wednesday 7 December 2022, Imraz Hussain pleaded guilty at Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court to working illegally as a door supervisor at a bar in D...
Friday, 09 December 2022
Guidance produced by the SIA on good practice that can help door supervisors protect the public and keep themselves safe....
Monday, 05 December 2022
On 2 December 2022, Benjamin Peter John Head of Bournemouth was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court....
Wednesday, 23 November 2022
The Security Industry Authority has published a 'snapshot' profile of the security guarding sector. It draws on findings from recent surveys and past ...
Tuesday, 22 November 2022
On Friday 11 November 2022, Muhammad Imran was prosecuted in his absence at Reading Magistrates' Court for failing to supply information to the Securi...
Tuesday, 22 November 2022
A Southend man without the legal right to work in the UK was caught with a forged Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence after he was injured in a ...
Thursday, 10 November 2022
On Friday 4 November 2022, a security operative pleaded guilty at Dudley Magistrates’ Court to working illegally....
Wednesday, 09 November 2022
On Friday 4 November 2022, Bolton man Olarotimi Ojugbele was handed a 26-week jail sentence, suspended for 18 months by Willesden Magistrates' Court, ...
Friday, 04 November 2022
On Tuesday 1 November 2022, Bradford Magistrates’ Court found Usman Raees guilty in his absence of failing to provide information to the Security Indu...
Monday, 24 October 2022
The Minister for Safeguarding has appointed 2 new non-executive directors to the Board of the SIA and has also re-appointed 2 current board members....
Tuesday, 04 October 2022
David Dankwa-Smith has been fined for working illegally as a door supervisor at a nightclub in Bournemouth. ...
Friday, 30 September 2022
From tomorrow (1 October 2022) all close protection licence holders will need a first aid qualification and the new top-up training before they renew....
Thursday, 22 September 2022
On Friday 9 September, a Dudley man and a woman were prosecuted for offences under the Private Security Industry Act at Dudley Magistrates' Court....
Tuesday, 20 September 2022
Caroline Corby has been appointed a Non-Executive Director of the Security Industry Authority (SIA)....
Friday, 09 September 2022
A message of condolence to the Royal Family following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II....
Thursday, 08 September 2022
A counter-terrorism emergency planning exercise in a London nightclub this evening saw security operatives dealing with realistic terror scenarios pre...
Monday, 05 September 2022
On 24 August 2022, a security firm and its director were prosecuted at Poole Magistrates' Court for supplying unlicensed security to a Bournemouth spo...
Friday, 22 July 2022
Sunday 24 July is International Security Officers’ Day....
Friday, 08 July 2022
Christopher Browne of Scarborough was ordered to pay a £164,000 confiscation order within three months....
Thursday, 07 July 2022
Stephen Berrisford pleaded guilty at North Somerset Magistrates' Court to supplying unlicensed security to the town's Oktoberfest last year....
Thursday, 16 June 2022
On Tuesday 14 June 2022, the Security Industry Authority (SIA) prosecuted a Belfast man at Laganside Magistrates' Court for providing false informatio...
Wednesday, 25 May 2022
On Friday 13 May, a company director pleaded guilty at Milton Keynes Magistrates’ Court for supplying a man who attempted to use a counterfeit licence...
Tuesday, 24 May 2022
On Friday 13 May 2022, Caernarfon Crown Court handed a £1,892.78 court order to a Colwyn Bay family business, ALG Security Services Ltd. ...
Saturday, 21 May 2022
Message of remembrance from the Security Industry Authority....
Thursday, 19 May 2022
Lucia Howland, SIA Regional Investigation Manager and Tactical Events Lead, highlights SIA guidance on industry compliance and public safety at events...
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority NDA group and EDF deliver successful AGR defueling milestone
Home Office Immigration Enforcement raids at the highest level in UK history
Environment Agency New plans for Guildford flood defence scheme to go on show
Department of Health and Social Care Healthcare innovator appointed to Health Data Research Service
HM Treasury Chancellor appoints Business Adviser
Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain Pushed past the limits
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office WTO General Council December 2025: UK Statement