Written Question·Home Office·UIN 112782
Security Guards: Licensing
Tabled: 11 February 2026
Answered: 24 February 2026
Question
Melanie Onn
Labour — Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the consistency of training and professional standards required of security personnel who require a Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence and those working in secur
Answer
Dan JarvisThe private security industry plays a crucial role in keeping the public safe and it is critical that there is a high standard of regulatory oversight of the industry. The Security Industry Authority (SIA) provides such oversight by operating the regulato...
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