A security company supplied venues across the capital with 26 untrained security staff who had fraudulent Security Industry Authority (SIA) licences, on 832 separate shifts.

Southwark Crown Court sentenced Bright Sight Management’s owner to 9 months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, on 15 November following a guilty plea. He has been disqualified from being a director for 5 years and must complete 80 hours unpaid work. The court will sentence his company at a later date.

The SIA said; “Our investigators exposed (Bright Sight Management) for putting people at risk by deploying security operatives who lacked the training needed to do the job. People should be able to go about their daily lives, safe in the knowledge that security personnel wearing an SIA badge are trained professionals there to protect them.

Organisations supplying security staff must carry out checks to ensure they held genuine licences that require operatives to be trained to protect the public. In this case, the organisation was negligent in its responsibilities and has now paid the price.

Licensed security operatives undergo robust training to help them protect people and property. Untrained and unvetted security operatives with fake or cloned licences put public safety at risk. Anyone suspected of breaking the law should be reported to the SIA.

The SIA encourages security providers and buyers to check the SIA licences of security operatives to ensure they are genuine. 

 Source: Security boss convicted for deploying staff with cloned licences – GOV.UK

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