Apply for an SIA licence
What to do before you apply, and how to apply for a licence yourself or through your employer.
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Applying for a licence does not mean you will get one. To be successful, you will need to pass all of our application checks.
But you can help your application by taking care to provide correct and complete information whenever we ask for it.
Get ready for our application checks
When we get your application for an SIA licence, we will run checks on your information. These are to confirm your identity and make sure you are suitable to hold a licence.
Ormskirk security man convicted for second time for operating illegally
Ormskirk security man was prosecuted for a second time at Blackburn Magistrates’ Court after being found working illegally at Accrington’s The Berkley Club.
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28 January 2021
On Tuesday 19 January 2021, Lloyd Irwin from Ormskirk was prosecuted for a second time by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) at Blackburn Magistrates’ Court after being found working illegally at Accrington’s The Berkley Club. He pleaded guilty and was fined £184, required to pay court costs of £358.20 and a victim surcharge of £32.
Irwin, who is a former director of Hunter Irwin Security Specialists Ltd (HISS Ltd), was prosecuted initially for working without an SIA licence. He was also charged with supplying unlicensed security officers to The Berkley Club on several occasions during the busy Christmas and New Year period of 2019/2020. His former business was also prosecuted for the supply of unlicensed security.
Suspended jail sentence for boss who supplied unlicensed security to school
A Lancashire company director who provided unlicensed security staff to a school was last Wednesday (20 January) handed a 32-week jail term suspended for 12 months at Preston Magistrates Court.
From:
27 January 2021
Martin Coe, the former director of Evolution Security Services NW, was found guilty following a two-day trial at Blackpool Magistrates’ Court on 05 and 06 October. Coe had pleaded guilty at a previous hearing to failing to provide information to the SIA, despite being legally required to do so. The prosecution was brought by the Security Industry Authority (SIA), who will now seek to recover assets from Coe through Proceeds of Crime Act proceedings.
Doorman who lent his licence to another hauled before the courts on fraud charges
Muyiwa John Adegbola, from Harpurhey, was caught out when Security Industry Authority (SIA) investigators visited Revolution Bar, in Wilmslow.
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Door supervisor who gave his SIA licence to a family member is given 32 weeks suspended sentence
Muyiwa John Adegbola pleaded guilty to fraud for allowing his brother-in-law to use his Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence.
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On Monday 11 January 2021 Muyiwa John Adegbola, a door supervisor based in Manchester, pleaded guilty to fraud for allowing his brother-in-law to use his Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence. He was sentenced at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court to 32 weeks’ imprisonment, suspended for 12 months. The SIA also prosecuted Adegbola for failing to provide information as part of its investigation.
On 7 June 2019, when SIA investigators were carrying out licensing checks with Cheshire Constabulary, they visited the Revolution Bar in Wilmslow and found a door supervisor who had an SIA licence bearing the name M Adegbola. However, when he was asked to confirm his address as part of the checks, he was unsure of those details. When questioned