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 […]

January 25, 2017

The January 2017 Newsletter from FM Contract Watch has been published today and includes: An update from FM Contract Watch 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% CSPi Technology Solutions – Is your business protected […]

January 13, 2017

The number of licence decisions that we made in December was 7,380.  From the introduction of the new system in July 2016 to the end of 2016, we made 46,444 licence decisions. Our document handling centre was able to meet the target of returning documents within five days throughout the Christmas and New Year period […]

January 9, 2017

Privately owned, London based, SmartSec Solutions is the first new member of the ACS Pacesetters in 2017. The company offers an extensive range of Security Services, coupled with Reception Concierge Solutions, enabling them to provide the right service to suit their clients specific needs. SmartSec offers a nationwide service, however; they have a strong focus within London […]

December 19, 2016

We have made over 43,000 decisions against applications since the new licensing system went live on 06 July 2016. As we let you know last week, the applications where payment was received but which did not progress to ‘Next Steps’, have now been manually checked.  The team that carried out this work are now looking […]

December 12, 2016

In the first seven days of December we have made 2,209 licensing decisions. This is in line with the performance that we achieved in November. This week saw a major milestone in the management of applications.  Every application where payment has been received but that has failed to move forward from Next Steps, has now […]