SIA Prosecutions

The Macrory report- this link opens in a new window ('Regulatory Justice: Making Enforcement Sanctions Effective') recommends that "to ensure improved transparency and accountability... each regulator should publish a list on a regular basis of its completed enforcement actions and against whom such actions have been taken."

Much of our enforcement activity cannot be reported on due to data protection and commercial considerations. However, completed prosecutions are a matter of public record. The following table provides information on the prosecutions investigated and initiated by us in the last 12 months. Other prosecutions are initiated by police forces and other government agencies with our support: these are not reported here.

Information presented is current as of 10 May 2013.

Person / Business Prosecuted Type of Offence Court and Date of Conviction Sentence
Michael Andreou

Door Supervision		 Employing an unlicensed person in licensable conduct (1 offence) City of London Magistrates' Court

4 April 2013		 Fine of £500 for Anreou, £500 fine for his company European Security Services Limited, and ordered to pay £2,000 as a contribution to prosecution costs
Ian Matthew Taylor

Door Supervision		 Engaging in licensable conduct without a licence (1 offence).

Employing an unlicensed person in licensable conduct (1 offence).		 Wellingborough Magistrates' Court

19 March 2013		 Given a 12 months' community order, 250 hours unpaid work and ordered to pay £2,400 as a contribution to prosecution costs.
Dean Campisi and Stephen Bosher

Door Supervision		 Falsely claiming their company to be an ACS company 1 offence) Cardiff Crown Court

12 March 2013		 To be sentenced in July.
Richard Wooley

Door Supervision		 Engaging in licensable conduct without a licence (1 offence) Chester Magistrates' Court

5 December 2012		 Given a conditional discharge for a period of 12 months and ordered to pay £100 as a contribution to prosecution costs.
Shane Khan

Door Supervision		 Engaging in licensable conduct without a licence (1 offence) Chester Magistrates' Court

14 November 2012		 Given eight weeks' imprisionment, suspended for 12 months, a Community Service Order, ordered to undertake 100 hours of unpaid work and to pay a contribution of £500 to the prosecution costs.
Christopher Braisdell

Door Supervision		 Engaging in licensable conduct without a licence (1 offence) Chester Magistrates' Court

14 November 2012		 Given a conditional discharge of 12 months and ordered to pay a contribution of £100 to costs.
Criag Talbot

Door Supervision		 Engaging in licensable conduct without a licence (1 offence) Chester Magistrates' Court

14 November 2012		 Fined £240 and ordered to pay a contribution of £150 to costs.
Hanzal Nazeer, Liaquat Ali and Salman Shaukat

Security Guarding		 Between 2 and 4 counts of providing false statements against each defendant, bought on joint enterprise basis Manchester Magistrates' Court

12 October 2012		 Shaukat was given a 12 months' community order, 140 hours unpaid work and ordered to pay £5,000 costs

Ali was given a 12 months' community order, 140 hours unpaid work and ordered to pay £3,000 costs

Nazeer was given three months' custodial sentence, suspended for 12 months, 140 hours unpaid work and ordered to pay £3,000 costs
Louise Lowe

Door Supervision		 Engaging in licensable conduct without a licence (1 offence)

Failing to provide information to the SIA (2 offences)		 Derby Magistrates' Court

10 October 2012		 Fined £2,225, ordered to contribute £7,278 towards the prosecution costs and pay a £15 victim surcharge.
Deraz Majid

Security Guarding (linked to case directly below)		 Employing unlicensed persons in licensed conduct (6 offences - 3 of these against Stafford Security Services Ltd as a business

Making false statements to the SIA (2 offences)		 Cannock Magistrates' Court

25 September 2012		 Sentenced to an 18 month community service order to undertake 200 hours of unpaid work. Placed under a three-year Director Disqualification Order. Ordered to pay £1,200 towards prosecution costsFined £300. Ordered to pay £15 victim surcharge.
Stafford Security Services Ltd

Security Guarding		 Employing unlicensed persons in licensed conduct (6 offences - 3 of these against Stafford Security Services Ltd as a business)

Making false statements to the SIA (2 offences)		 Cannock Magistrates' Court

25 September 2012		 Stafford Security Services Ltd was fined £1,500 and ordered to pay £10,000 in prosecution costs.
Scott Lee Greensmith

Door Supervision		 Engaging in licensable conduct without a licence (1 offence)

Contravening licence conditions (1 offence)		 Peterborough Magistrates' Court

23 May 2012		 12 month community service order to undertake 120 hours of unpaid work. Ordered to pay costs of £7,833.
Alan Neil Brownridge

Door Supervision		 Engaging in licensable conduct without a licence (1 offence)

Providing false information to the SIA (1 offence)		 Blackburn Magistrates' Court

23 May 2012		 Ordered to serve 250 hours unpaid community service.