Our Licence Management service gives you control over the licence applications of your staff. If you wish to use this service, you must apply for it.

How do I apply?

Step 1

Make sure that you can meet our requirements for using the Licence Management service. You may need to make changes to the way your business operates.

Our requirements are explained in these documents:

• ACS Self-Assessmentself-assessment Workbookworkbook (PDF, 12 MB) - to download, right-click on the link and select ‘Save as…’
• ACS Self-Assessmentself-assessment Reportreport (PDF,– 781found KB, 24 pages) - to download, right-click on the linkACS andself-assessment selectworkbook ‘Save as…’page
• Licence Code Managementof Partnership AgreementConnection (ODT, 47.724.8 KB)
• Code of Connection Guidance (ODT, 24.830.4 KB)
• Code Licence ofmanagement Connectionapplication Guidanceform (ODT, 30.434 KB)

Step 2

Sign up to use our Licence Assist service (if you are not using it already). You must use our Licence Assist service for at least 6 months before you can use our Licence Management service.

Step 3

Get Cyber Essentials Plus certification.

Step 4

Submit your application. To do this you should:

1. Fill in your ACS application form (PDF, 5.81 MB, 21 pages) – you must tick ‘Licence Management’ (A5) on the form.
2. Complete and sign the Licence Code Managementof Partnership AgreementConnection (ODT, 47.724.8 KB)
3. Complete and sign the Code of Connection Guidance (ODT, 24.830.4 KB)
4. Send us digital copies of all 3 documents through your SIA online business account, along with a digital copy of your Cyber Essentials Plus certificate.

Step 5

We will acknowledge your application and carry out our eligibility checks.

Step 6

We will contact you to tell you the outcome of our checks.

If you are eligible, you can book an assessment with your preferred assessing body [please continue to step 7].

If you are not eligible, we will explain why. If you wish, you can re-apply when you are eligible.

Step 7

Your assessor will send a copy of their report to us. We will review your application and assessment report, and will decide whether to approve you to use our Licence Management service.

Step 8

We will contact you to tell you our decision.

If we approve your application, we will advise you of the next steps to take.

If we refuse your application, we will explain why you do not meet the criteria for using our Licence Management service. We will give you a set timescale in which you can make changes. If you do, we will review your application, taking into consideration the changes you have made.

Step 9

We will publish your approval to use the Licence Management service on our register of approved contractors.