April 21, 2017

We are pleased to welcome The Protector Group to the growing membership of the ACS Pacesetters. This privately-owned company was established in 1994 in Gateshead and began by supplying security to clients across the North East and has grown organically over the years to become one of the UK’s leading security organisations. The company’s services […]

April 13, 2017

Ward Security has achieved its highest ever score of 171 out of 174 in an independent audit conducted on behalf of the Security Industry Authority (SIA) – the organisation responsible for regulating the private security industry in the UK as part of its Approved Contractor Score (ACS) scheme.   Ward Security has also successfully completed […]

April 12, 2017

We have collated the following statistics with regard to the numbers of individuals who hold current Security Industry Authority (SIA) Licences as of March 2017. According to the SIA website there were 317,416 licensed individuals, however, some held more than one current licence resulting in a total of 362,176 licences being held at that time.  […]

March 27, 2017

The UK threat level has been severe for some time and this level will not change. The level of threat is complex and ranges from lone actors intent on carrying out crude attacks to sophisticated networks pursuing ambitious and coordinated plots; As always, we advise the public to remain vigilant and to report any suspicious […]

March 22, 2017

Following a re-tender process, with effect from the 1st April 2017 and subject to contracts being signed, the SIA external assessment bodies are due to change. The following assessing bodies have been awarded contracts to deliver Standard route assessment services on behalf of the SIA: CCAS, NSI, ISOQAR and SSAIB.  The Passport route assessment on […]

March 13, 2017

On Tuesday 7 March, Christopher David Price was found guilty of working without a licence at Cardiff and Vale Magistrates Court. He also plead to being in possession of a false document (purported to be an SIA Licence). In June 2016, a Security Industry Authority (SIA) investigations officer, accompanied by the Police, checked venues including […]

With effect from 1st March 2017, the Security Industry Authority published an updated Self-Assessment Workbook and associated guidance documents in respect of The Approved Contractor Scheme. The purpose of the updated documents is due to the continual improvement required to retain Approved Contractor Scheme status and clarification of some points covered by the standard. Several […]

February 23, 2017

On Tuesday 21 February at South Cheshire Magistrates’ Court, the SIA successfully defended an appeal by Extreme Security Solutions Limited against a decision to refuse the company’s application for Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) status. The court heard that the company, based in Macclesfield, applied for the ACS in November 2015. A similarly-named ACS company, Extreme […]

February 8, 2017

On Monday 6 February, at Cwmbran Magistrates Courts, Stuart Reeves of Lock It Down Security Services Limited, and Joseph Mitchell of Alpha Secure Group Ltd, were found guilty of supplying an unlicensed security operative. The prosecution of Lock It Down Security Services Limited and Alpha Secure Group Ltd resulted from a customer site inspection by […]

February 7, 2017

The ACS Pacesetters Security of Distinction Awards lunch will be held in the Castle Suite at Royal Windsor Racecourse on the 24th May 2017. This highly successful event is now in its fourth year and 12 Security Officer of Distinction Awards which will be presented to Security Officers who have carried out exceptional and life-saving […]