Sia Home Office Licence Checker

There are several stages to the application process that the sia licence checker will help you review.

Sia home office licence checker. If we have asked you to send us any documents please scan or photograph them and then send the images to us through your sia online account. Once a licence has been issued details about the licence holder are held on a register and made available to the public. You can search the register by licence number or by a combination of personal information the name of the licence holder their role etc.

We closed our office in march in response to the coronavirus covid 19 pandemic. The diagrams show what you and your employer need to. The post office staff will check and return your documents take a digital photograph of you and take payment of the application fee.

These services are called licence assist and licence management and they are only available to sia approved contractors. Establishing and maintaining a register is required under section 12 of the private security industry act you will be able to search the register on the date of birth field if known to you but this information will not be made available from any result which is obtained. Check on your licence application you can check on the status of your application at any time by logging in to your personal online account.

Check if your employer is an approved contractor. These diagrams explain the licensing process if your employer is using our licence management or licence assist service. Once a licence has been issued details about the licence holder are placed on our register of licence holders.

All applications for sia licences and renewals should be completed through your personal online account. Read about how we are responding to the covid 19 pandemic. Individual licensing page content one of the main duties of the sia is the compulsory licensing of individuals working in specific sectors of the private security industry.

The sia department of the home office will receive your application form pack your application form is entered into their system and then the process begins the sia will then run all the relevant qualifications criminality and identity checks. Our licence pay only service and licence status checker tool can be accessed free of charge. If your employer or another business wishes to pay the application fee on your behalf they can do this online using our licence pay only service.