SIA ACS Approval Documentation

Some of the documents

• Letter from a recognised body which shows your company name and address
• VAT certificate
• Certificate of Incorporation
• Your company letterhead
• Copies of your Public liability and Employers Insurance certificate
• An up-to-date list of contracts held for the supply of security services
• An up-to-date staff list (employed and self-employed

Contracts

• An up-to-date list of contracts held for the supply of security services including for each contract the customer name, the address of each site/venue associated with the contract, service(s) provided, date contract commenced and the number of licensable staff associated with the contract
• At least two recent invoices for every area you are applying for ACS. ie Key holding, static guarding

Employees

• An up-to-date staff list (employed and self-employed) including full name, licence number or licence application number and employment status (employed or self-employed).
• Are you making regular checks on the status of your guards? Download the template

Vetting

• Are you vetting your guards before deployment on a contract for a minimum of three years and then checking for five years within 12 weeks?
• As part of right to work are you checking they are not banned from the country?

How long does it take?

It will take around six months for you to receive your acceptance letter from when the SIA sends you a letter accepting your application.

Once you have your acceptance letter you have six months to book an assessment.