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Guidance for people running security contracts
Practical writing on SIA licensing, screening and site compliance, from the team building SecureOptix.
When 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.
Spreadsheets vs dedicated licence tracking: when to actually switch
A spreadsheet is a perfectly reasonable way to track five licences. The question is what size the problem is now, not what it was when the sheet was built.
What your no-show pattern is actually telling you
A single no-show is a cover problem. The same shift falling through every few weeks is a rostering problem wearing a cover problem's clothes.
BS 7858 screening, walked through stage by stage
The standard is usually described as a checklist. It reads more sensibly as a sequence, where each stage exists to close a specific gap the last one left open.
SIA 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.