Approved Contractor Scheme

Classic Security (UK) Ltd are licensed with the Security Industry Authority (SIA) and are registered as an approved contractor.

The SIA promotes best practice and aims to raise standards of professionalism and skills within the private security industry.

You can find out more information by going to the SIA website or the ACS pages.

Benefits of Using an Approved Contractor

Choosing an ACS accredited supplier for the provision of your contract security services will help you to meet your security obligations to your staff, shareholders and other stakeholders.

Approved contractors are demonstrably committed to customer service and the compulsory licensing of their staff.

This means their customers can rest assured that every private security operative deployed on their premises will be working within the law (unless we have withdrawn the company's authority to deploy staff whose licence applications are pending, which can be checked via the public Register of Approved Contractors).

Continuity of Service

Suppliers of security services who are not Approved Contractors are only able to deploy staff that physically hold a valid SIA licence; to do otherwise is a criminal offence.

Approved Contractors could be given special dispensation to deploy staff who have completed their training and are waiting for their SIA licence application to be processed. Approved Contractors will therefore be able to offer greater flexibility and operational effectiveness when supplying security services.

Best Practice and Continuity of Quality

You can be confident that the employment practices of the supplier (or their sub-contractors) have been assessed in respect of quality and best practice.

Clear Customer Focus and Increased Flexibility

You can expect effective customer-focused procedures in place to overcome any issues that arise in service delivery. The ACS Standard encourages service customisation, rather than 'off-the-shelf' packages. This will help ensure that the services delivered more closely reflect your precise requirements.

Leadership and Innovation

The ACS is a progressive quality initiative. It's also a voluntary scheme. You can expect accredited providers to be highly responsive to change and swift to adopt new methods and best practices.

The Extended Police Family

The status of the ACS is recognised by the police and offers the potential for enhanced working relationships. The aim is to provide practical benefits through 'joined-up' police, business and community initiatives.