New Individual Account

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Individual Information

Forename

You must provide your full forename.

Middle Name(s)

You must provide all middle names.

Surname

You must provide your full surname.

Nick Name

Username

You should choose a memorable username.

Password

This field is required Password and Confirm Password should match

Confirm Password

This field is required Email format is not valid Email and Confirm Email should match

Please make sure you use a personal email address that you have access to.

Confirm Email

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Landline Number

Mobile Number

Please enter your mobile number if you wish to receive SMS notifications once you provide your consent.

SMS Notifications

Select 'Yes' if you would you like us to send you text messages about your application or your licence.

Select 'No' if you do not want us to send you text messages about your application or your licence.

You can change this setting at any time.

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SIA online account privacy notice

What information will we collect from you?

When you set up an SIA online account, we ask you to give us some personal information. This will include your name, address, unique personal identification information, and contact details.

You can use your online account to submit licence applications and to contact us.

Why do we collect this information?

The SIA is a Home Office non-departmental public body. The information in your online account will be used by the SIA to carry out its statutory functions under the Private Security Industry Act 2001.

For example, we will use information we hold about you to:

o Create and maintain an SIA account in your name.

o If you make a licence application or hold a licence, decide whether you meet / continue to meet the SIA’s licence criteria. For information regarding the checks we make please see the SIA’s Privacy Policy.

o Share information with organisations to conduct checks against the SIA licensing criteria.

o Contact you about:

- your application
- your licence
- matters affecting the private security industry, for example, SIA events and recommended training
- research regarding the private security industry

Who might we share information with?

o The SIA shares information with a number of organisations in order to conduct checks against its licensing criteria. For information regarding the information we need to share in order to conduct these checks please see the SIA’s Privacy Policy.

o The SIA also shares and receives information with other government agencies in order to check the information we hold / they hold is accurate, to prevent or detect crime, or as otherwise allowed by law. For example, the information in this online account may be shared with agencies such as the Home Office, the Police, HM Revenue and Customs, Department for Work and Pensions, HM Passport Office, Disclosure bodies and the National Crime Agency.

More information

For more information on how your information is used, how long we store your information, how we maintain the security of the information we hold, and your rights to access the information we hold about you, please see the SIA’s Privacy Policy.

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