SIA and Police crack down on illegal security staff in north Wales
A joint Security Industry Authority and North Wales Police operation targeted door supervisors, security guards and CCTV operatives across 14 sites in North Wales. The operation acted on intelligence received by the SIA that suggested that security companies were deploying… Read more ›
G4S ‘goodwill gesture’ to troops
Source: BFBS
Private security firm G4S has donated two and a half million pounds to the armed forces as a “goodwill gesture.” It’s after 18,200 military personnel in total were drafted in for London 2012 following their failure to provide… Read more ›
Close Protection / Door Supervision Licence Integration
SIA Announcement;
Close protection licence holders can use their licence to work as door supervisors. However, the qualifications needed to obtain a door supervision licence have changed, and the SIA now need to review this arrangement.
The SIA have published… Read more ›
Required Qualifications for Door Supervisors
Update from the SIA -
You must have one of these qualifications or one of the previous licence-linked qualifications before you can apply for a front line door supervisor licence.
SIA-endorsed qualifications are valid for SIA licensing requirements regardless of… Read more ›
SIA Update – July 2012
Issue 37, July 2012
SIA Latest News Includes;
• SIA Update Evaluation Survey Results
• Northern Ireland Consultation
• This Year’s Stakeholder Conference
• Fact or Fiction?
• Spotlight On…Register of Approved Contractors
• Enforcement News
Approved Contractor Scheme
•… Read more ›
London 2012: concern mounts over potential shortage of security guards
Source: Guardian Unlimited
Private security firm G4S still needs to train and accredit 9,000 more guards, according to security sources
The private security company being paid nearly £300m to guard the London 2012 Olympics has yet to fully train or… Read more ›
Operation Condor Targets More Than 400 Door Staff
Source: SIA
Date: 06/07/2012
More than 400 door supervisors were inspected during a London borough-wide operation on Friday [29 June].
The Metropolitan Police led the operation, supported by Security Industry Authority investigators, local police units, local authorities and trading standards… Read more ›
SIA Update – May 2012
This months SIA Update includes the following information;
SIA News
Northern Ireland Consultation
Government Announces Wheel Clamping Ban
Fact or Fiction?
Spotlight On…Licence Dispensation Notices
Enforcement News
Approved Contractor Scheme
Approved Contractor Scoring
Licensing Matters
Licence Renewal Reminders
Submitting Character… Read more ›
The UK’s First ‘National CCTV Improvement Week’
Source: National CCTV Improvement Week
National CCTV Improvement Week is now just days away.
With security firmly under the spotlight in the run up to this summer’s Diamond Jubilee and London 2012 Olympics celebrations, the UK’s first National CCTV Improvement… Read more ›
SIA Update
Issue 34, April 2012
SIA News
Olympic ‘Stress Test’ for Businesses
Small Business Network Meeting
Fact or Fiction?
Spotlight On…Physical Intervention Skills Trainer Training
Enforcement News
Approved Contractor Scheme
Changes to the Online Achievement Record
Licensing Matters
Automatic E-mail Service… Read more ›