May 29, 2025

Smarter security specialists, Land Sheriffs, have recently been awarded the Railway Safety Accreditation Scheme (RSAS) certification from the British Transport Police. RSAS is a scheme run by the British Transport Police for organisations working in railway safety and security. The scheme enables certified organisations to address low-level crime and anti-social behaviour so British Transport Police […]

May 22, 2025

We returned to Royal Windsor Racecourse for the ACS Pacesetters Security Officer of Distinction Awards on Wednesday, 21st May, and were joined by our members, together with their staff and clients, our sponsors and guests. We would like to congratulate all the inspirational winners who are a credit to the Security Industry. The lifesaving acts, […]

May 1, 2025

Following the publication of the SIA ACS statistics for the quarter ending 31st March 2025, the overall ACS score achieved by accredited companies has increased slightly. This has resulted in the minimum score to reach the top 15%, which qualifies contract security companies to join The ACS Pacesetters, increasing to 109.

A door supervisor who continued to work after his licence was revoked has been ordered to pay over £1,000 in fines and prosecution costs. On both 5 October 2024 and 25 October 2024, Conrad Grice operated as a door supervisor at multiple venues in Pontefract and Castleford despite having had his Security Industry Authority (SIA) […]

We welcome Showsec International as the latest company to join The ACS Pacesetters after achieving an SIA ACS score in the top 15% of accredited companies. Established in 1978, with the head office in the East Midlands and 15 local area offices around the UK, the company specialises in crowd management, venue and event security […]