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Security company director reviewing operative licences and deployment records before a contract starts

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SIA offences: the real cost of supplying unlicensed staff

Picture of Ricarda Schmidt Ricarda Schmidt: Sep 01, 2026

The Approved Contractor Scheme is voluntary. The licensing regime underneath it is not, and it carries a maximum sentence of five years. The gap...

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Operations manager of a security company reviews a site map and duty roster at night while choosing security guard management software

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Security guard management software: what to look for before you choose

Picture of Ricarda Schmidt Ricarda Schmidt: Aug 25, 2026

Five criteria decide whether security guard management software survives a client audit: audit-proof records, clear data hosting, offline capability,...

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Security officer scanning an NFC checkpoint outside a server room in a data centre at night

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Cyber Security and Resilience Bill: what it changes for guarding

Picture of Ricarda Schmidt Ricarda Schmidt: Aug 04, 2026

If you guard a data centre in the UK, your client is probably not regulated for cyber security today. When the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill...

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Security officers patrolling an outdoor seasonal market in the evening

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What Martyn's Law will actually cost event operators

Picture of Ricarda Schmidt Ricarda Schmidt: Jul 29, 2026

The 2026 outdoor season falls in an awkward gap. Martyn's Law is on the statute book, enforcement is not expected until spring 2027, and budgets for...

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US security officer on night patrol at a distribution site, checking a guard tour system on a rugged phone

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Guard Tour System: Is GPS Tracking Guards Legal in the US?

Picture of Ricarda Schmidt Ricarda Schmidt: Jun 03, 2026

A US security company can GPS-track its guards far more freely than most managers assume, but a few states draw hard lines, and the difference...

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Managing director of a security company reviewing guard license and training records

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Security Guard License Requirements by State (US)

Picture of Ricarda Schmidt Ricarda Schmidt: May 29, 2026

Security guard license requirements in the United States are not set by Washington. There is no federal license and no national exam. Every state...

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COREDINATE portal showing a digital guard book with timestamped entries on an office monitor

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What Security Service Tenders Actually Demand: Proof That Counts

Picture of Ricarda Schmidt Ricarda Schmidt: May 27, 2026

A tender document can say "gap-free proof of service" in a single line. Three years later, mid-contract, a new site manager on the client side asks...

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Security officer on night patrol at a UK industrial site with cooling towers and pipe bridges in the background

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Guard Tour System for UK NIS Audits & CAF Compliance

Picture of Ricarda Schmidt Ricarda Schmidt: May 12, 2026

Britain measures the cyber threat and the physical threat in two unrelated surveys. The gap between them is where your next NIS audit happens.

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Operator at a UK alarm receiving centre (ARC) working a multi-monitor station while handling an incoming alarm signal

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Manned Guarding, ARC, Key Holding: What UK Tenders Get Wrong

Picture of Ricarda Schmidt Ricarda Schmidt: Apr 15, 2026

Every UK security tender that writes "security services" without naming the service category creates a liability gap before the contract is signed....

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