You will be breaking the law if you work in England, Scotland or Wales without the correct SIA licence, even if you hold a licence to work in the private security industry that was issued overseas.

You should enclose your overseas licence when you apply for your SIA licence. You must tell us about the validity and conditions of your licence (for example what sector it allows you to work in and when it expires). If we are not familiar with that licence, we will seek confirmation of the validity and conditions from the issuing authority.

We strongly recommend that you contact the issuing authority to obtain verification of the validity of your licence and any criminal record checks that you may have undergone as a result of obtaining it.

EEA Licence Information

A list of EEA countries appears below: where possible we provide contact details for the agency that issues licences to work in the private security industry.

This information has been collated from information presented to the SIA from United Kingdom and overseas government sources. It should not be viewed as exhaustive and, while we endeavour to keep information up to date, we cannot accept responsibility for any omissions or inaccuracies.

International Licence Information

Disclaimer: This information has been collated from information presented to the SIA from United Kingdom and overseas government sources. It should not be viewed as exhaustive and, while we endeavour to keep information up to date, we cannot accept responsibility for any omissions or inaccuracies.