Your SIA licence renewal is delayed. What are the actual options?
A renewal submitted in good time can still run late. What matters at that point is knowing the current rules rather than guessing, because guessing wrong is the expensive part.
24 August 2026 · 6 min readWhat actually happens when an SIA licence expires mid-contract
An expired licence is not an administrative problem. It is an officer who cannot lawfully do the job they are rostered on, discovered at the worst possible moment.
19 August 2026 · 5 min readTracking licence expiry without a spreadsheet that nobody opens
Every contractor has a licence spreadsheet. The question is whether anyone looks at it on the day it would have made a difference.
6 August 2026 · 5 min readChecking officer licences: what a contractor is actually obliged to do
Employing licensed officers is not the same as having a system for checking they still are. The obligation sits with the business, not with the licence holder alone.
25 June 2026 · 5 min readFrontline vs non-frontline SIA licences: why the distinction matters
Both are valid SIA licences. Only one of them needs to be visibly displayed while the holder is working, and mixing the two up is an easy, avoidable mistake.
30 April 2026 · 5 min readA licence lapses while someone is actually on shift: what to do
Expiry does not pause for a night shift in progress. If an officer's licence lapses at midnight while they are still on post, the decision cannot wait for the morning.
5 March 2026 · 5 min readWhen to actually start an SIA licence renewal
Leaving a renewal until close to the expiry date treats the process as instant. It is not, and the gap between application and outcome is where cover gets awkward.
8 January 2026 · 6 min readSIA licence types, and which one actually covers the job
A licence card looks the same regardless of sector. What it authorises does not, and rostering someone against the wrong sector is not a paperwork slip.