My Account - Register - View Shopping Cart - 0 items: £0.00
Call us today: 08000 89 70 55
or Email: ast@ast-services.co.uk
First Aid Training, Fire Safety Courses, Health & Safety, Security Training Provider
ASTS the UK's premier fully accredited training provider - Quality Training without Compromise
SIA - Security Industry Authority
The SIA – Security Industry Authority - manages the licensing of the private security industry in accordance with the Private Security Industry Act 2001. It covers things like CCTV Surveillance, Door Supervision, Close Protection and Security Guards. The SIA also aim to raise standards of skills and professionalism within the industry and to spread best practice.
The SIA does not run training courses or award qualifications. We endorse awarding bodies who offer the qualifications linked to SIA licensing and approve training providers.
The Security Industry Authority was set up in April 2003 to regulate and license people working in the private security industry in England and Wales. The SIA was established in response to public criticism.
Previously, the industry had licensing through the Private Security Industry Act 2001, including door supervisors, wheel clampers, security guards and private investigators.
The SIA are committed to the Government's principles of good regulation. They intend to be:
Proportionate
Proportionate by getting involved in regulation only when necessary, issuing verbal and written warnings, improvement notices, only using criminal prosecution when all else has failed. SIA’s Enforcement Policy – Code of Practice was published in 2004, making sure that anything to do with compliance is transparent, open and consistent. The enforcement policy complies with the Hampton principles;
Accountable
Accountable by coming to decisions in a clear and sensible manner, while consulting all involved associations, institutions and with individual stakeholders ensuring they are involved in any decisions;
Consistent
Consistent by working closely with others involved over the production of ideas and proposals. The SIA work with partners such as the Police, and carry out combined operations as part of their compliance. To discourage non-compliance with licensing, the outcomes of these combined operations will be published for all stakeholders. The SIA are not trying to regulate parts of the private security industry where suitable arrangements are already in place. The SIA intend to make sure that stakeholders aren't going to end up duplicating their effort in order to demonstrate competency for licensing. If other suitable experience or qualifications can be shown, the SIA accredit prior learning (APL) through our endorsed awarding bodies;
Transparent
Transparent by advice on policies, services and strategies and by making sure that the public know what to expect, working with the Home Office where necessary;
Targeted
Targeted by concentrating on resources for tackling situations and solving problems and by using the National Intelligence Model (NIM) to concentrate on the activities that have the most serious risks, rather than carrying out routine audits on those stakeholders who are compliant with licensing.
To show their commitment to always improving things and to working closely with industry stakeholders, the SIA has developed a better regulation action plan.
In August 2006, the Better Regulation Executive (BRE) went to five groups of licence holders, with the aim of these visits being to discuss their regulatory approach up until now. The SIA put together an action plan based on the BRE's findings and their in-house review processes.
The SIA realises how important it is for those in the security industry to be professional and adept at their work and therefore it is vital for a structured programme of training to be in place.
Increasingly, industry stakeholders also recognise that individuals with enforcement responsibilities must have a broad range of skills and a clear understanding of their role. As the scope, diversity and importance of their work continue to grow, so the degree of professionalism expected from those involved in the security industry will increase.
The SIA has talked to service suppliers, customers, training organisations, awarding bodies, trade associations, local government and the police to achieve a broad agreement on the approach to be taken in developing and delivering training and qualifications leading to licensing.
