Find out if you need an SIA licence

Requirements

If you are going to work as a security operative in the UK, you may need a front line SIA licence. You will need an SIA licence if the work you will be doing is part of a ‘contract for services’ and involves a ‘licensable activity’. A ‘contract for services’ is when you or your employer have a contract to supply your services to another organisation. For example: your employer is a private security company that places you as a guard in a shop and then charges that shop a fee for your services you are self-employed and your business is contracted to provide close protection services to a person visiting the UK A ‘licensable activity’ is a job that requires you to hold a licence before you can do it. Read more about licensable activities .