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Name of the Organization : Security Industry Authority
Type of Facility : Renew Your Licence
State : London
Country : United Kingdom

Website : http://www.sia.homeoffice.gov.uk/Pages/licensing-renewals.aspx

SIA Renew Your Licence

** We will accept license renewals up to four months in advance of when your current licence expires.

** If your application for renewal is successful and is processed before your existing licence expires, you will not be disadvantaged as the new licence will expire three years after your current licence expires.

Related : Security Industry Authority Apply for a License United Kingdom : www.statusin.org/23600.html

** If you submit your application earlier than this it will be treated as a new application.
** If the application is successful your new licence will expire three years from when we grant it.
** It will not be extended by the time remaining on your current licence.
** A licence renewal costs the same as a new application (£220).

** No additional training or qualification is required for a licence renewal unless you are renewing a door supervisor licence and you have not attained one of the current licence-linked qualifications (the ones introduced in Summer 2010).

Ask Your Employer :
** Your employer can renew your licence on your behalf using our e-Renewals service.
** You will need to give them your authorisation code in order for them to do this.
** Your authorisation code is provided in the reminder letters we send you four months and two months before your current licence expires.

Renew by Telephone :
** Call 0844 892 1025 – our lines are open Monday-Friday.
** We will confirm your details over the telephone, ask you to make a declaration and take your card payment.
** The whole process should take around 15 minutes.
** We will then complete our standard checks, including requesting a criminal record check, before making a decision on your licence application.

Please note :
** You will need to pay the licence fee by debit or credit card. Other methods of payment cannot be accepted through this service.
** You must have supplied us with a photographic group A document in support of your previous licence application(s).
** The details you provide must match the ones we have on file.
** If they do not (for example, if you have changed your name or address and have not told us) then we will not be able to proceed with your renewal.

Fill In Your Application Online :
** You can fill in your application online and then print it yourself or request that we print it and post it to you.
** You must then sign and date it and send it to us along with the required supporting documentation and payment.
** The service checks your address electronically.
** If the check is successful then you will not have to submit any documentation to prove your address; if the check is unsuccessful then we will tell you which documents to provide.**

Required Qualifications for Door Supervisors :
** When you apply for a front line Door Supervisor licence you must show that you have had the training required of a licensed operative.
** This means that you must hold one of the qualifications below, or one of the older licence-linked qualifications.
** SIA-endorsed qualifications are valid for SIA licensing requirements regardless of which UK qualifications regulatory authority approved them.
** However, we recommend that you undertake additional, location-specific training if you will be working in a region not covered by your training.

Current Qualifications :

Older Qualifications :
We will accept some older qualifications in support of a licence application so long as the following conditions are met
** If you are applying for a licence for the first time – the qualification must have been achieved less than three years prior to your application.
** If you have previously held a Door Supervisor licence – it has been less than three years since your previous licence was active.

Licence Renewals and Training :
** You do not need to take refresher training to renew your licence if you have a door supervisor qualification that was issued after June 2010 and includes the physical intervention skills and safety awareness training.

** If you have an older qualification that does not include physical intervention then you must achieve the ‘Level 2 Upskilling a Door Supervisor Working within the Private Security Industry’ award before you can renew your door supervisor licence.

** If you hold a door supervisor licence but carry out the licensable activities of a security guard (that is, you do not work in relation to licensed premises) then you may choose to change to a security guard licence when your licence comes up for renewal.

** You will not have to take additional training in order to do so, just request ‘Security Guard’ on your renewal application (Section B – Application Type).