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Three men prosecuted for working as illegal security in Newtownards

Christopher Butler pleaded guilty to five offences. Two men supplied as security by Butler were also prosecuted for working illegally. On 25 January 2023 Christopher Butler, from Belfast, pleaded guilty at Downpatrick Magistrates’ Court to five offences including providing illegal security to a bar and restaurant in Newtownards. Two men supplied as security by Butler […]

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Security Officer of Distinction Awards 2023

We are delighted to announce that The ACS Pacesetters Security Officer of Distinction Awards Lunch will take place in the Riverbank Pavilion at Royal Windsor Racecourse on Wednesday, 24th May 2023, commencing with pre-lunch drinks at mid-day. It is open to all ACS Pacesetter members and each company which attends the function can be presented […]

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Vacancy – Security Auditors

FM Contract Watch is a small independent business providing support services to the Security Guarding Industry including Penetration/Customer Service Audits, Security Consultancy and Reviews throughout the UK. We have a requirement to increase our team of Auditors in London, North of England, Scotland and Ireland. The positions are self-employed and applicants should be prepared to […]

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Bradford man prosecuted for working as illegal pub security

Haidar Zaheer was prosecuted on 5 January 2023 at Bradford Magistrates’ Court for working illegally as security in a city centre pub. Zaheer pleaded guilty to working without a Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence. The court fined him £323, plus prosecution costs of £600 and a victim surcharge of £129. The prosecution follows a joint […]

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Manchester man caught applying for security work with fake passport

A Manchester man has been sentenced after using a fake passport in an attempt to obtain a Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence and get work as a security operative. On Thursday 15 December 2022, Abdul-Semiu Adeniyi Badmos from Manchester was ordered by Manchester Crown Court to do 150 hours unpaid work within a 12-month period, […]

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On-the-run Dudley illegal door supervisor arrested and prosecuted

On Wednesday 7 December 2022, Imraz Hussain pleaded guilty at Wolverhampton Magistrates’ Court to working illegally as a door supervisor at a bar in Dudley. Hussain was fined £200 and required to pay £280 prosecution costs plus a £34 victim surcharge. The prosecution was brought by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) following a routine inspection […]

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Bournemouth man used fake licence to provide illegal security

On 2 December 2022, Benjamin Peter John Head of Bournemouth was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court. He pleaded guilty at Poole Magistrates’ Court on 17 June 2022 to providing and supplying illegal security at various venues in Bournemouth. The court fined him £500 and ordered him to pay court costs of £1,500 and a victim […]

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Nexus National Security Network – the latest company to join The ACS Pacesetters

We are pleased to welcome Nexus National Security Network to the membership of The ACS Pacesetters. Nexus is a leading specialist outsourced security provider, supporting the security industry. The current Managing Director, Marc Stanton, was one of the founders of the company in 2011 and in September 2022 it became part of the VPS Group. […]

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First Response Group named Security Guarding Company of the Year at the 2022 Security & Fire Excellence Awards

First Response Group (FRG) has won the acclaimed Security Guarding Company of the Year Over £30M Turnover award at the 2022 Security & Fire Excellence Awards. Now in its 23rd year, the prestigious Security & Fire Excellence Awards continue to highlight the very best people, projects and processes the security and fire sectors have to offer. The […]

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Maidenhead company director prosecuted for obstructing an SIA investigation

On Friday 11 November 2022, Muhammad Imran was prosecuted in his absence at Reading Magistrates’ Court for failing to supply information to the Security Industry Authority (SIA). Mr Imran, a company director from Maidenhead, was fined £440 and required to pay £1,953.50 prosecution costs plus a £44 victim surcharge. Mr Imran’s company MNMFM Ltd was […]

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