Latest articles on Private Security Industry Act 2001 
Edinburgh security boss fined failing to provide information to the SIA when requested(10/02/2010)
An Edinburgh security boss has been fined for failing to provide information about his company to the Security Industry Authority. At Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday, Prinz Patrick Ukonga, 44, pleaded guilty to failing to provide information to the SIA when requested – an offence under the Private Security Industry Act 2001. Ukonga, of Tranet, East Lothian, was director of Znrip Top Security Limited based in Edinburgh, which supplied door staff to pubs and clubs in the area. It is no longer... [more]
Northern Ireland security companies must ensure compliance with Private Security Industry Act(16/11/2009)
With less than a month to go until licensing is introduced in Northern Ireland, the SIA has visited specific security companies that are considered to be at high-risk of not being able to supply sufficient licensed security staff after the forthcoming licensing enforcement date of 1 December. Investigators also visited security buyers to ensure they were aware of their contractors’ obligations with regard to deploying SIA licensed operatives by 1 December. Security Industry Authority investig... [more]
Security Industry Authority and Fife Police check security guards to ensure compliance(19/06/2009)
Investigators from the Security Industry Authority and officers from Fife Police checked security guards working at commercial sites in St Andrews, Fife on Friday 12 June. The checks at security sites found the majority of security staff working within licensing regulations. Three held licences and one individual was working as a security guard in-house and therefore did not require a licence. Checks were also carried out on pub door supervisors – seven operatives held valid SIA licences... [more]
SIA targets rogue security firms working at construction sites in Scotland(09/03/2009)
The Security Industry Authority regulates the private security industry in Great Britain under the Private Security Industry Act 2001, reporting to the Home Secretary. Its main duties are the compulsory licensing of individuals undertaking designated activities, and managing the voluntary Approved Contractor Scheme approving private security suppliers. Investigators from the SIA supported officers from Strathclyde Police, Lothian & Borders Police, UK Border Agency and the Department of Work a... [more]
Nottingham and Chesterfield pubs and clubs are protected by licensed door supervisors(19/02/2009)
The Security Industry Authority regulates the private security industry in Great Britain under the Private Security Industry Act 2001, reporting to the Home Secretary. Its main duties are: the compulsory licensing of individuals undertaking designated activities; managing the voluntary Approved Contractor Scheme approving private security suppliers. Night time inspections to ensure Nottingham and Chesterfield's city centres' pubs and clubs are being protected by licensed door supervisors show... [more]
Majority of security operatives checked in Scotland found to be working without an SIA licence(12/12/2007)
It is an offence to work as a door supervisor (in house and contract) in Great Britain without an SIA licence. A Door Supervisor licence is required if manned guarding activities are undertaken in relation to licensed premises. The maximum penalty for committing an offence such as working without a licence or employing unlicensed staff is six months’ imprisonment and/or fine up to £5,000 (or trial on indictment to crown court, whereby an unlimited find and/or five years’ imprisonment could be im... [more]
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