Security: Training

(asked on 11th January 2022) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to help ensure that training provided within the security industry is of sufficient quality.


Answered by
Rachel Maclean Portrait
Rachel Maclean
This question was answered on 18th January 2022

The Security Industry Authority (SIA) is responsible for setting training standards for each of the roles within the private security industry that it licences; this training is a mandatory requirement for obtaining a licence. The SIA reviews its training standards every five years in accordance with its obligations under the Private Security Industry Act 2001, with the most recent changes coming into force in October 2021.

The SIA works closely with the sector to develop standards and promote industry-led continuous professional development. The Home Office is satisfied that the SIA has the expertise to set standards of the appropriate quality.

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