March 4, 2021

The SIA has published the latest SIA licence holder demographics and ACS statistics up to 1st February and we have highlighted some points below: 822 Companies currently hold Approved Contractor Scheme accreditation 420,413 Active SIA licences held, an increase of 1,720 in January 2021 370,551 SIA licence holders, an increase of 1,438 during January 2021 […]

SGC Security Services, which is privately owned and has been trading since 2006, is the latest company to join the growing membership of The ACS Pacesetters. The company delivers Security services in partnership with its clients both in the UK and Internationally from their head office in Essex and regional office in Cheshire. SGC Security […]

March 2, 2021

The 2021 ACS Pacesetters Security Officer of Distinction Awards will take place online on 16th June 2021 and we are delighted to announce our sponsors. These awards reward and celebrate front-line security staff who have carried out exceptional actions whilst on duty. This is the seventh year that the Awards have taken place and it […]

February 17, 2021

We are pleased to welcome Aston Services Group Limited to the growing membership of The ACS Pacesetters. The company headquarters are in Leyland, Lancashire and a further office is based in North Nottinghamshire enabling the organisation to offer a nationwide service to their clients. Aston Services Group are a rapidly expanding independent facilities services provider, offering […]

The latest product webinar, Optimise Your Security Response and Mobile Patrols, hosted by TrackTik will focus on several key aspects of Mobile Suite that will help streamline your mobile patrols, including how to: Reduce response times to service requests while ensuring you meet service level agreements Optimise mobile patrols routes to maximise efficiency and reduce […]

February 11, 2021

On Tuesday, 26 January 2021, a Bradford man pleaded guilty at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court to working without a licence as a door supervisor at a Bradford nightclub. Abbas Ali Shah worked illegally between 11 November 2018 and 18 March 2019 during the busy festive season. Shah was fined £80 and required to pay […]

February 5, 2021

The Security Industry Authority (SIA) have issued updated guidance on Covid-19 and the Private Security Industry. Read the full document here sia-covid-19-faq (1) The document includes when  Security staff are classed as critical workers and therefore exempt from a stay at home lockdown: On Monday 4 January 2021, the Prime Minister announced that the government […]

February 2, 2021

The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has published a list of Active Prosecution Cases which are due to be heard in court during 2021 and a list of 8 individuals where a warrant has been issued by the SIA, but they are unable to bring them to trial at this time. The list of Active Prosecution […]

January 28, 2021

A Lancashire company director who provided unlicensed security staff to a school was last Wednesday (20 January) handed a 32-week jail term suspended for 12 months at Preston Magistrates’ Court. Martin Coe, the former director of Evolution Security Services NW, was found guilty following a two-day trial at Blackpool Magistrates’ Court on 05 and 06 […]

January 21, 2021

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty of when live events will be able to return, we are delighted to announce that the ACS Pacesetters Security Officer of Distinction Awards will take place on-line this year on 16th June 2021. Throughout the last year, Security Officers have carried out a vital role keeping […]