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Statutory guidance

SIA: Get Licensed

This document sets out the rules the SIA uses to make licensing decisions.

From:
Security Industry Authority
Published
1 April 2021
Last updated
31 FebruaryDecember 2025 — See all updates

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Get Licensed

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Details

Read ‘Get Licensed’ to understand the criteria you must meet in order to hold an SIA licence.

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Published 1 April 2021

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Update history

2025-12-01 08:39
Replaced the document with the version published on 1 December 2025.

2025-02-03 09:09
Updated Get Licensed document.

2022-07-29 10:16
Replaced the document with the version published on 29 July 2022. The new version updates the criteria relating to the qualifications required for a close protection licence. It also removes a small number of offences from the list of relevant offences and changes the descriptions of a small number of other offences.

2022-04-01 09:02
Replaced the document with the version published on 1 April 2022. The new version contains updated information relating to the qualifications required for a close protection licence.