Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that the quality of services delivered in the security industry meet an adequate standard.

The Security Industry Authority (SIA) is responsible for its own daily operations, including monitoring compliance with the legislative regime under the Private Security Industry Act 2001.

The SIA has independent inspection and enforcement powers to deliver this objective, along with an independent prosecution function. Anything that falls outside of the legislative regime is not within the SIA’s remit, and is therefore properly a matter for businesses.