On Tuesday 10th March 2020, the Security Industry Authority announced that from the 1st of April 2020, individual licenses for all sectors will be reduced from £210 to £190. This will apply to applications for both new licenses and renewals. Applications by existing license holders for additional licenses will pay 50% of the new fee. The SIA License fee was set at £220 in January 2012 and remained the same for seven years until October 2019. In a surprising move, it was announced in September 2019, the SIA made the decision to lower the cost of a license by £10 to £210. By reducing it ...

On Wednesday the 26th of February 2020, Infologue attended the Outstanding Performance Awards and Leadership Summit. This article is a summary of the events and will include a list of the winners below. Starting at 11:15 with a reception at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, the Thought Leadership Summit brought together several sponsors and exhibitors with professionals from the security industry at large. Exhibitors included Audax, Innovise, TrakTik, NSI, and others. After a buffet lunch, the various presentations began with OSPAs founder Professor Martin Gill discussing the theme for the day ...

On Saturday 22nd February 2020, businesses in the east of the City of London took part in a training exercise arranged by the City Security Council (CSC), and sponsored and supported by the City of London Crime Prevention Association, to test responsiveness to major incidents. The activity, which took place around Leadenhall Street, involved over 200 emergency service and private security personnel participating in exercises covering in a range of different scenarios. The City Security Council, which was established last year, is a collection of security companies that operate within the City...

The ACS Pacesetters is a private organization that promotes SIA approved contractors who have attained and ACS score in the top 15% of all UK accredited organizations. Every year they honour members of the front-line security community who have acted exceptionally in the course of their duties at their Security Officer of Distinction Awards Lunch. This year’s event will be held on the 3rd of June at the Royal Windsor Racecourse. ACS Pacesetters announced today their guest speaker will be SIA Chief Executive, Ian Todd who in addition to his speaking duties will be presenting the awards to ...

At noon on the 31st of January, the latest version of bsia.co.uk will be going live. The new platform will be a modernised upgrade that the BSIA has stated reflects their position as the voice of the professional security industry. The site will feature an improved UI (User Interface) that will be easier to navigate as well as a simplified menu function. It will also possess enhanced search capabilities, which many who used the previous iteration of the site will remember as being one of its’ weak points. The new engines will be able to scour content databases as well as member services. A ...

Last Friday, January 24th 2020, Black Country Security Services boss, Tammy Sharman and security officer, Gregory Clarke plead guilty on charges arising from a Security Industry Authority (SIA) Investigation. Ms. Sharman, who was charged with providing the services of an unlicensed security officer to a Solihull hotel, was fined £300, ordered to pay court costs of £500 and a victim surcharge of £30. Mr. Clarke, who was charged with providing security services while unlicensed was fined £120, ordered to pay court costs of £350 and a victim surcharge of £30. The investigation into th...

On Wednesday 26th February 2020, the Third Annual OSPAs Thought Leadership will be held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London in conjunction with the NSI. Today, the event organisers have announced the addition of some of the key speakers who will present on the day. Representing the UK Living Wage Advisory Council will be the organizations’ Chair, Stuart Wright. Mr. Wright will aim to address the question, “Why pay a Real Living Wage and the benefits and implications for the security sector”. This presentation will look at the impact the living has had as well as the direct and indi...

On Thursday, January 9th, the Security Industry Authority launched a consultation into the draft code of conduct that they are preparing which will affect all license holders and applicants moving forward. In order to ensure that they are able to build an encompassing code that has wide support in the industry, the SIA is inviting license holders and security industry stakeholders to voice their opinions by taking part in a consultation survey. You can find the survey here. This consultation will run for 6 weeks and end on February the 23rd. The aim of the Code of Conduct is to raise standa...

The Security Industry Authority has released it's 2019 December Update. The file below is a quick and easy to read PDF which includes links to various media that are attached to the update. The file is 100% safe and quick to download. The December update covers: SIA news Season’s greetings SIA conference special BBC 1 Fake Britain broadcast #SaferWorkplaces campaign Counter terrorism update Enforcement update Unlicensed Cwmbran security boss pleads guilty Leeds security boss and unlicensed doorman found guilty West Yorkshire security company fined £10,...

On Monday 2nd of December at Cwmbran Magistrates Court, Nicholas Seabrook plead guilty to operating as an unlicensed security director and failing to provide information to the Security Industry Authority (SIA). Between the 6th of August 2018 and the 13th of July 2019 ran NPS Security in Wales without obtaining the necessary license. Mr. Seabrook made bail while awaiting a full investigation into his finances. NPS Security operated in the South Wales area, providing security services to a large number of local pubs until the SIA was tipped off by Gwent Police. At this time, they approached Se...