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Over the past week there has been media coverage regarding the potential of Medical Detection Dogs to detect COVID-19. We supported this charity by raising funds to help their research programme during the ACS Pacesetters Security Officer of Awards Lunch in 2016 and continue to do so. It is now believed that the dogs could […]
Read moreWe are pleased to announce that ISA Support Services Limited is the latest company to join the ACS Pacesetters. Birmingham based, ISA Support Services is a family run business, led by Managing Director, Sunny Araf. The company is a leading provider of integrated security solutions including manned guarding, mobile patrols, key holding and alarm response. […]
Read moreLast Monday (09 March), Paul Bettaney, an unlicensed director of the now dissolved security company Bett 5 Ltd, pleaded guilty at North Staffordshire Magistrates’ Court for supplying an unlicensed door supervisor to a hotel in Stoke-on-Trent. The Security Industry Authority (SIA) began investigating Bettaney in March 2019 following reports that a door supervisor employed by Bett […]
Read moreIt is with regret that we announce the postponement of The ACS Pacesetters Security Officer of Distinction Awards Lunch which was due to take place on 3rd June 2020. We have been closely following the UK Government advice on COVID – 19 and the potential impact that it could have as the virus spreads. Based […]
Read moreTo ensure that the SIA does not hold unnecessary reserves, it will be making a further reduction to the fee it charges for individual licence applications. From 1 April 2020 individual licences for all sectors will be reduced from £210 to £190. The reduction applies to both new applicants and those renewing existing licences. Licence […]
Read moreA Lancashire man has been prosecuted by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) for working as an unlicensed security operative on 93 separate occasions. Neil Reddington, of Fleetwood, was sentenced at Blackpool Magistrates’ Court on 28 February 2020 to 15 weeks’ imprisonment for each of two offences against the Private Security Industry Act, to run concurrently. […]
Read moreWe are delighted to announced that GR8 Security Ltd are the latest company to join the ACS Pacesetters. The association for Security companies who have achieved an ACS (Approved Contractor Scheme) score in the top 15% of all accredited companies. The company was established in 2008 by Nick Southern, Managing Director, and provides a range […]
Read moreThe 2020 ACS Pacesetters Security Officer of Distinction Awards Lunch will take place on 3rd June at Royal Windsor Racecourse and we are delighted to announce that our Guest Speaker is Mr. Ian Todd FRSA, FCMI, Chief Executive, of the Security Industry Authority (SIA). These awards reward and celebrate front-line security staff who have carried […]
Read moreLast Friday (14 February), Irfan Dogan (23) from Leicester was sentenced at Leicester Crown Court. He was fined £1,000 and ordered to pay court costs of £1,000 for infringement of the Private Security Industry Act (2001) (PSIA). He was ordered to pay £30,000 on Friday 27 January under the Proceeds of Crime Act (2002) (POCA). […]
Read moreTrackTik and Broadstone to integrate their technology to address the unique staffing requirements of the private security industry. Manchester and Montreal 11.02.2020: Technology start-up Broadstone and the leading cloud based security workforce management solution, TrackTik, have today announced a partnership integration deal. The partnership will see the company integrate with Broadstone’s ‘Labour-as-a-Service’ technology as they […]
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