STM Group (UK) Ltd, a leading security solutions provider, has been awarded the Outstanding Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative at the 2023 Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs). The event was held on February 23rd at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, with over five hundred professionals from the security industry in attendance. The OSPAs are a prestigious […]
From 6 April 2023, the cost of applying for an individual SIA licence for any sector in the regulated private security industry will be reduced to £184. This is the lowest fee ever since licensing was introduced in 2004. The reduction applies to both new applicants and those renewing existing licences. Licence holders applying for […]
The Security Industry Authority (SIA), the regulator of the private security industry, ran a series of terror resilience exercises at Atik, Windsor yesterday. SIA-licensed security operatives working at Atik, Windsor took part in a series of terror-related exercises designed to test their responses. The security operatives from Atik, Windsor and SIA approved contractor Scope Security […]
We have chosen Prost8 UK as our charity to support at the 2023 ACS Pacesetters Security Officer of Distinction Awards lunch taking place on 24th May. Prost8 UK is a small, new charity working hard to stop overtreatment of men with low to intermediate grade prostate cancer by championing ground breaking, minimally invasive NHS focal […]
A Bradford man has been sentenced after he was discovered using fake references in a dishonest attempt to gain a Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence. On Thursday 9 February 2023 Shakeel Ahmed was sentenced at Bradford Magistrates’ Court to a 12-month community order with a 150-hour unpaid work duty. He was also ordered to pay […]
We currently have Sponsorship Packages available for The ACS Pacesetters Security Officer of Distinction Awards which is taking place on 24th May 2023. If you are a member or provide services or products to the Security Guarding Industry, we would love to hear from you. The standard package includes: 2 Places at the Awards Lunch […]
The Silver Fox Auditors from FM Contract Watch have carried out a regular series of audits to test the contract security team at Moor House in London for several years. During this time they have used many disguises and methods in an attempt to gain unauthorised entry to the premises. On the 8th February 2023, […]
The Silver Fox Audit scheme, a division of FM Contract Watch, has been established for over 20 years and provides nationwide on-site penetration and customer service audits to test front-line security teams on their alertness, efficiency and compliance. Our auditors have all held senior roles in the security industry, are ex police officers or military […]
On Monday 19 December, the Government announced details for the Protect Duty, now to be known as ‘Martyn’s Law’ in tribute of Martyn Hett, who was killed alongside 21 others in the Manchester Arena terrorist attack in 2017. The Homeland Security Group has provided a factsheet for organisations in order to socialise what the law […]
On Monday 23 January 2023, Richard Mbembe-Babaku of Atherton pleaded guilty to fraud charges at Manchester Magistrates’ Court. The court fined Mr Mbembe-Babaku £120, ordered him to pay £250 prosecution costs and a victim surcharge of £34. Richard Mbembe-Babaku was formerly licensed by the Security Industry Authority (SIA). His security guard licence was revoked by […]