The People's Chamber
ISSUE 80
JUN 19-25, 2026
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Security Industry Authority

SIA
Part of:Home Office

We are the regulator of the UK’s private security industry. SIA is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Home Office .

We are the regulator of the UK’s private security industry. SIA is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Home Office .

Senior Staff

Michelle Russell
Chief Executive, SIA
Tim Archer
Executive Director of Licensing and Standards
Pete Easterbrook
Executive Director of Inspections and Enforcement – Private Security
Laura Gibb
Executive Director for Martyn's Law
Debbie Bartlett OBE
Chief Operating Officer
Philip Urquhart
Chief Digital and Data Officer
Caroline Corby
Deputy Chair, SIA
Paul Glibbery
Non-executive director
Stephen Grainger
Non-executive director
Sarah Pumfrett
Non-executive director
Hannah Wadey
Non-executive director
Duncan Worsell MBE
Non-executive director

Latest Publications

How to get an SIA licence
Document collection
How to become an SIA approved contractor
Document collection
Learn how we enforce SIA regulation
Detailed guide
Tackling security training malpractice
Document collection
Martyn's Law and the SIA's role as regulator
Document collection
Martyn's Law: draft section 12 statutory guidance
Open consultation