Vigilance throughout summer and the foreseeable future remains essential. The licensed security sector plays a critical part in public safety and responding to threats as and when they occur.
In this season, like all other seasons, many licensed security operatives will be working and keeping the public safe in towns and cities across the UK.
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Home Office. We are responsible for keeping the public safe through the effective regulation of the private security industry.
We donât do it alone. Public safety is a team effort. We liaise with multiple organisations including law enforcement forces to ensure the UK public can stay safe. The UK public is also a critical stakeholder in ensuring safety for everyone by staying vigilant and reporting anything that doesnât feel right to the nearest licensed security operative or police.
You can help us spread safety critical awareness messages this summer. Please look out for safety and vigilance messages from our social media channels and share on your own social media channels to help keep everyone safe.
You can also download the social media posts directly from this page and share on your social media channels. Let’s work together to keep everyone safe!
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Security is a team effort
See something? Tell security
Say something to security
ACT take your online course
Speak to a licensed security operative
#SkilledForSafety
Identify signs of vulnerability
#SkilledForSafety
Identify predatory behaviour
#SkilledForSafety
Key messages
Here are some messages you can use on your channels to help raise awareness about public safety. Click on each tab to see the full text.
Hashtag #SafeSummerTogether #SkilledForSafety
Security is a team effort
đď¸ See something suspicious? Say something!
Security is a team effort. We all play a vital role in keeping our communities safe.
If something doesn’t look or feel right while you’re enjoying summer activities, speak to security staff or police officers nearby. Your report could make all the difference.
In an emergency call 999.
#SafeSummerTogether
See something? Tell security
Play your part in keeping everyone safe.
If something doesnât feel right, tell security or report in confidence at gov.uk/act
In an emergency, or if you need urgent police assistance, you should always dial 999.
Stay safe and have fun this summer!Â
Stay safe and have fun this summer!
If something doesn’t look or feel right while you’re out, speak to security staff or police officers nearby. Your report could make all the difference.
In an emergency call 999.
#SafeSummerTogether
Speak to security
Licensed security operatives are trained in specialised techniques to keep you safe and secure.
Their training also includes how to spot and help people in vulnerable situations, how to administer basic first aid and how to prepare for and respond to terrorist incidents. In an emergency, or if you need urgent police assistance, you should always dial 999.
Feeling unsafe? Speak to security
đ¨ Feeling unsafe vulnerable or threatened on your night out?
Speak to security.
SIA licensed door supervisors and security guards are skilled and trained to keep everyone safe.
Their training also includes how to identify and help people in vulnerable situations.
If something doesn’t look or feel right while you’re enjoying summer activities, speak to security staff or police officers nearby.
In an emergency call 999.
Your report could make all the difference.
#SafeSummerTogether #SkilledForSafety
Act for public safety- take your online course
Vigilance throughout summer and the foreseeable future remains essential. The licensed security sector plays a critical part in public safety and responding to threats as and when they occur.
We remind all security operatives to refresh their free online ACT training if they havenât done so in a while. Please visit the link below to find out more: E-Learning | ProtectUK
Identify signs of vulnerability
As an SIA licence holder, you play an important role in keeping the public safe.
Your training included ways to identify and respond to signs of vulnerability, for example:
1. Offering help to anyone who looks lost or isolated
2. Intervening if someone appears to be receiving unwanted attention
Thank you to all the licensed security operatives who use their skills to keep everyone safe.
Identify predatory behaviour
As an SIA licence holder, you play an important role in keeping the public safe.
Your training included ways to identify predatory behaviour.
Signs of predatory behaviour include:
1. Someone who is often surveying their surroundings
2. Someone whose hand is hovering near another personâs drink, or who quickly draws their hand away
If you come across spiking at your venue, please report it to the police immediately.
Our social media channels
You can follow the campaign on our social media channels, or tag our pages in your posts to help spread the messages.
Public safety is a team effort
Public safety is a team effort. We liaise with the Home Office and multiple organisations and partners including law enforcement forces to ensure the UK public can stay safe. Here are some useful resources to support your communication drive for public safety this summer.
Home Office Safer Streets summer town centre initiative
The Safer Streets summer town centre initiative will run from 30 June until 30 September, in over 500 town centres and high streets across England and Wales.
Counter Terrorism Policing
Follow the link to view the Be Safe Be Sound campaign on the Protect UK website.
View Counter Terrorism Policing’s digital toolkit on the Protect UK website
National Protective Security Authority
Follow the link to access the Mitigation of Terrorist Threats at Venues during Ingress and Egress Guidance on the NPSA website.
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Enjoy a #SafeSummerTogether! Check out the latest public safety campaign by @SIAuk.
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