Security business fined £50,000 for breaching Private Security Industry Act
September 23, 2021
Nationwide Management Services Ltd, has been fined £50,000 for offences against the Private Security Industry Act 2001. Read More
Fire suppression systems installer and drinks manufacturer fined £50k each after employee crushed by machinery
September 9, 2021
An installer was working at Chivas Brothers Limited (CBL) premises when he was crushed and trapped in a Kardex Remstar Shuttle XP500 machine. Read More
Derby landlord receives £50,000 fine for fire safety breaches in converted house
August 9, 2021
Following a fire in 2019, the landlord has been sentenced to suspended prison time and a fine of £50,000 for fire safety breaches. Read More
G4S fined £250k after lone worker employee was attacked at youth offender training centre
June 30, 2021
The private security company has been fined after an employee suffered life-changing injuries when he was assaulted by four individuals. Read More
£240,000 awarded to employee who suffered hearing damage from faulty fire alarm
April 21, 2021
A woman who required hearing aids after her ears were damaged by a faulty fire alarm at her workplace has been awarded over £241,000 in compensation. Read More
32-week suspended sentence for door supervisor who gave SIA licence to family member
February 1, 2021
A door supervisor based in Manchester, has been sentenced to 32 months' imprisonment, suspended for 12 months. Read More
Fines handed to Bradford security directors for infringement of the Private Security Industry Act
January 19, 2021
On Tuesday, 22 December 2020 four door supervisors - who were all former company directors – were prosecuted at Bradford Magistrates' Court. Read More
SIA suspends over 130 licences after investigating training fraud
December 14, 2020
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) suspended more than 130 SIA licences in November in an ongoing criminal investigation. Read More
Poole security boss prosecuted for deception and providing unlicensed security guards
November 18, 2020
John Westwood, a Poole security boss was prosecuted at Poole Magistrates' Court for supplying an unlicensed door supervisor to a ‘pop-up bar' at an event at Bournemouth's The Square on 05 August 2019. Read More
Luton landlord prosecuted after fire in HMO resulted in tenant death
November 10, 2020
After a fire in a HMO (house of multiple occupancy) resulted in the death of Mr Evaldas Grisciukas in March 2019, the landlord has been prosecuted by Luton Town Council. Read More
Hot works and safety failures blamed for separate fire incidents in Derbyshire
June 16, 2020
IFSEC Global reports on two separate fire safety failures that have taken place in Derbyshire recently, resulting in a school blaze and a tragic death. Read More
Unlicensed Cwmbran security boss must pay fine or faces jail time
June 5, 2020
Nicholas Seabrook of Cwmbran pleaded guilty to being an unlicensed security director and failing to provide information to the SIA at Cwmbran Magistrates' Court. Read More
Sentencing for man who worked as illegal security operative 93 times
March 6, 2020
A Lancashire man has been prosecuted by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) for working as an unlicensed security operative on 93 separate occasions. Read More
£30k fine or jail for Leicester security boss
February 19, 2020
The sentencing follows Dogan's guilty plea at Leicester Magistrates' Court in October 2018 to three counts, for working without an SIA Licence and providing false information to SIA investigators. Read More
Property management firm fined after fire
February 17, 2020
Management company Harper Stone Properties Ltd has been fined after pleading guilty to a series of fire safety failings following the 2016 blaze at the block of flats on Green Lanes in Palmers Green. Read More
Tyre company director sentenced for fire safety failings
February 12, 2020
The director of a scrap tyre yard has been handed a suspended prison sentence for a series of fire safety offences in a building where workers were living. Read More
