PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(28 April 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to people seeking to complain about private security companies hired by local authorities.
Asked by:
Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) is a Home Office arm’s length body established by the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (PSIA) as the regulator of the private security industry.
The SIA publishes guidance for buyers of private security which is available at: Do you buy security?.
Complaints or concerns about the SIA, or about private security companies, or people working in the private security industry, can be raised at: Complaints procedure - Security Industry Authority - GOV.UK, Report a Crime or Concern.
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