Guidance for people running security contracts.
Practical writing on SIA licensing, screening and site compliance, from the team building SecureOptix.
Subcontracted cover: whose compliance problem is it?
When you subcontract a shift, you do not subcontract the client relationship — or, usually, the risk that comes with an unlicensed officer.
CCTV footage, incident records and data protection
Security work generates personal data constantly — footage, logs, incident reports — and the obligations follow it whoever owns the system.
Client reporting: what to send, how often, and what it costs you
Most reporting is assembled by hand on a Friday afternoon. That effort is invisible to the client and expensive to you.
What to look for in security management software
Most systems in this sector do rostering well and compliance badly. The gap between the two is where the risk lives.
How much does security management software cost?
Most providers in this space don't publish pricing and route you to a sales call before you see a number. Here's what we think costs buyers, and why we do it differently.
Who needs to know, and how fast: escalation after an incident
Writing a good incident report matters. Getting the right people told, in the right order, within the time a contract actually requires, is a separate and earlier problem.
What a vetting assessor actually checks, versus what gets assumed
A reference letter is not the same thing as a reference. The gap between the two is usually where a screening process quietly weakens without anyone deciding it should.
Frontline 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.