The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has reported that a director for a Manchester-based security company has been fined for failing to comply with an investigation into the use of unlicensed security operatives.
The law requires security operatives working under contract to hold and display a valid SIA licence. Merseyside Police reported to the SIA that unlicensed security operatives had been used at a venue in Liverpool.
The SIA sent two requests for information before inviting the director to attend an interview under caution. The director failed to respond or attend and so the SIA initiated prosecution proceedings.
Manchester Magistrates Court sentenced the director and ordered them to pay a total of £3,540 in fines and costs.
