Written Question·Home Office·UIN 47571
Security Guards: Contracts
Tabled: 23 April 2025
Answered: 1 May 2025
Question
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is available for councils contracting private security firms to patrol town centres.
Answer
Jess PhillipsThe Security Industry Authority (SIA) is a Home Office arm’s length body established by the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (PSIA) as the regulator of the private security industry.The SIA publishes guidance for buyers of private security which is avai...
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