Sia Home Office

We cannot receive or process any physical documents sent to us.
Sia home office. Apply for an additional licence. The information in your online account will be used by the sia to carry out its statutory functions under the private security industry act 2001. You may save yourself time by reading our help and guidance page below. Your employer should be your first point of contact regarding your query.
Our remit covers the united kingdom. Apply for a licence. Only if they are unable to assist should you contact us directly. The sia is a home office non departmental public body.
Register for a personal account for businesses. The security industry authority is the organisation responsible for regulating the private security industry. All applications for sia licences and renewals should be completed through your personal online account. Our licence pay only service and licence status checker tool can be accessed free of charge through an online business account.
We are an independent body reporting to the home secretary under the terms of the private security industry act 2001. Follow the links below for information on applying for or renewing an sia licence. Home office sia framework. Register for a business account.
Read about how we are responding to the covid 19 pandemic. For example we will use information we hold about you to.