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Local Government: Security

Asked by Helen MaguireLiberal DemocratHome OfficeTabled Answered 1 May 2025UIN 48814

The question

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.

Answered by Jess Phillips

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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