Businesses providing security services and holding SIA licences need to be aware of changes affecting door supervisor and security guard licences.

Starting from 1st April 2025, anyone renewing these licences must complete a mandatory ‘refresher’ qualification. The refresher training will be available from 1st October 2024.

Key requirements:

Before taking the refresher training, employees and others must have a valid Emergency First Aid at Work qualification (or equivalent). This qualification must be presented to their training provider when they are registered for the course.

Options for Door Supervisors:

For employees that hold door supervisor licences there are two options:

  1. Renew their door supervisor licence by completing the door supervisor refresher training.

  1. Switch to a security guard licence by taking the security guard refresher training.

Whichever option is chosen, an Emergency First Aid at Work qualification must be held before the refresher training can be taken.

These changes come on top of a number of changes that have been made over the past few years. For further details about all the changes, see: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/changes-to-the-training-you-need-for-an-sia-licence