Licence Processing Times Back to Normal

29 November 2006: The Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence processing backlog, caused by a late flood of licence applications earlier in the year, is now officially over and licence application processing times are back to normal.

Paul Douglas, SIA Assistant Director Licensing, said:

"A licence processing backlog built up from the flood of late applications leading up to and after the licensing deadline for the manned guarding sectors. We worked hard to process applications, we cleared the backlog in September and processing times have returned to normal.

The usual processing time for licence applications is approximately six weeks - for correctly completed applications that require standard checks. However, applicants need to be aware that complicated applications or those requiring; overseas criminality checks, qualification verifications or additional CRB clarification, may take longer."