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The ACS, NSI and You
Choosing NSI as your SIA Assessing Body
Standards within the security industry have never before
received so much attention. The proliferation of unscrupulous
and poor performing companies attracts the attention of your
customers. There has never been a more important time for
security companies to prove their quality and probity.
NSI has operated voluntary approval schemes for
many years for security companies who want to demonstrate to their
customers that they work to the highest standards.
In 2003, the Security Industry Authority (SIA)
was created as a result of the Private Security Industry Act (2001)
with a mission "to help protect society by collaboratively
developing and achieving high standards in the private security
industry".
The Act required the SIA to establish a
"system of inspection for providers of security services, under
which those organisations who satisfactorily meet the agreed
standards may be registered as approved, and may advertise
themselves as such".
The SIA consequently introduced the Approved
Contractor Scheme (ACS) for manned security companies and
others. Assessments are required to be conducted on
behalf of the SIA by third-party Assessing Bodies such as
NSI.
If you are not approved by
NSI, you can still choose us as your SIA Assessing
Body.