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Why join the BSIA?

BSIA membership gives your business a commercial advantage and puts you at the heart of influencing the future of the security industry.

Become part of a unique group of high quality and professional companies which are well-respected and well-represented to government, end users, specifiers, standards and legislative bodies.

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Why Choose a BSIA member?

Choosing your security products or services from a member of the BSIA is your assurance of professionalism and quality.

The BSIA's rigorous membership criteria mean that when you choose a BSIA member, you can have confidence that you are entrusting the security of your organisation or assets into good hands.

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Skills for Security

Our training arm, Skills for Security, works with employers to improve security skills and standards of professionalism, by providing access to security training courses and security qualifications, for people employed in security roles across the UK.

Skills for Security can help you with training courses, apprenticeships and qualifications and offers a range of public courses as well as options for in-company delivery.

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Latest News

BSIA launches British Security Awards 2019

The BSIA is proud to launch its 2019 celebration of the industry’s finest, the British Security Awards.

Taking place on Wednesday 10 July at the Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square, the British Security Awards will celebrate the achievements made by security officers and teams across the UK’s private security industry, as well as acknowledging innovations in technology and business and the career contributions made by long-serving industry stalwarts.

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Spectrum - Autumn 2018 issue

Giant steps: How the industry is getting to grips with promoting a career in security to the next generation

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New report urges action over attacks on ATMs

The BSIA and SaferCash welcome a recently published report into damage from attacks on cash machines, and are calling for on the judiciary to hand down harsher sentences as a deterrent.

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Security Industry Authority appoint new Chief Executive

The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has appointed Ian Todd as its new Chief Executive.

Ian succeeds Dave Humphries who has been interim CEO since the departure of former SIA CEO Alan Clamp at the end of October. Ian will join the SIA on 25 February 2019.

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Embracing lone worker technology has the potential to ‘save millions'

Fly-tipping costing security industry thousands in clean up and insurance claims

09/10/2018 00:00:00

The illegal dumping of waste by criminal gangs is costing the security industry thousands of pounds in clean-up costs and insurance claims, according to the British Security Industry Association (BSIA).

The increase in organisations using accredited lone worker devices is reducing unnecessary call outs to alarms by police forces, impacting significantly on costs to the taxpayer and enabling an effective response to potentially life-threatening situations.

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