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<p>Under the provisions of the Private Security Industry Act 2001, the Security Industry
Authority (SIA) is responsible for licensing individuals who operate in designated
sectors of the private security industry. The SIA has procedures in place to ensure
that licences are not issued fraudulently and that private security operatives are
'fit and proper' persons who are properly trained and qualified to do their job. Before
issuing a licence, the SIA undertakes checks to verify an individual’s identity, their
age, whether they have completed the required level of training and whether they have
a criminal record. Since 2012, the SIA has taken action against more than 1,300 licence
holders who have used fraudulent qualifications to gain an SIA licence.</p>
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