26 March 2008: Today, the Security Industry Authority (SIA) has published a summary of the malpractice allegations reported to awarding bodies between 1 October 2007 and 30 November 2007, as well as the resulting actions taken by the awarding bodies during the same period.

47 allegations were made during this period and the report shows a breakdown of these by sector and the overall number of qualifications awarded in the same period.

Notes to Editors:

• Go here to read this report
• The next update will be in April, with subsequent reports published on a retrospective, quarterly basis.