October 31, 2016

It has been announced today that the new London Living Wage has increased from £9.40 to £9.75 per hour to reflect the higher cost of living facing families in the city – an increase of 3.7 per cent. This year over 300 more London-based employers have signed up to pay their staff the hourly rate […]

October 27, 2016

This week has seen us concentrate on moving forward the outstanding applications that have been in the system the longest.  We are sorting the applications that have been received, and payment made, into queues within Next Steps.  This process will allow us to prioritise where we direct our available resources and will make a difference […]

October 20, 2016

FM Contract Watch offers a variety of support services to the security industry and the October Newsletter includes: The Impact of the new SIA Licensing System News Board – Latest security guarding industry news The ACS Pacesetters – the growing list of accredited members who have all achieved an ACS score in the top 15% […]

This privately owned company has been operating since 1997 and provide quality security services for large events and corporate clients. The company focuses on providing a quality services and has been  fortunate to provide security services to some of the largest and most prestigious events in the world. The SES Group has three divisions; SES […]

October 17, 2016

This is the latest of a series of information bulletins released by the SIA.  You can see all of the updates on our website. We have continued to deploy our staff in order to get the most out of our resources, which has had an impact on the reduction of queues.  We have employed more […]

October 10, 2016

The following update was issued by the SIA on the problems encountered with the new licensing system on 7 October 2016. The total number of decisions made since the new system was introduced has now risen to over 20,000. Our results from September show that we made decisions on 72% of applications within 25 days. […]

October 7, 2016

On 4 October Platinum UK Facilities Management Ltd were found guilty of deploying unlicensed guards following a retrial. The case was previously heard in April 2012 when the director, Lolo Daniels, was fined. That ruling was overturned on appeal and re-tried at Inner London Crown Court. Head of Investigations, Nigel Davies, said: “Following the original […]

October 5, 2016

Jeff King, a Security Manager at Davidson House in Reading, was given a standing ovation as he collected the Star Employee of the Year Award 2016 at the 10th Annual Ward Security Star Employee Awards. As well as delivering his professional duties to the highest standards, Jeff has for 14 years undertaken a great deal […]