Home Office’s Security Quango Ill-Prepared for Massive New Anti-Terror Regulations on Businesses
The UK's private security regulator is significantly understaffed to implement new anti-terror regulations. With only 45 out of 183 planned positions filled, the Security Industry Authority (SIA) is facing rising backlogs and processing delays. Complaints against the SIA have also surged, raising concerns about its ability to manage the upcoming demands of Martyn's Law.
- ▪The SIA has filled only 45 of the 183 posts needed for Martyn's Law enforcement.
- ▪Processing times for applications have reached their highest since 2022, averaging 19 working days.
- ▪The backlog of applications increased to 16,725 in March 2026, up from 12,950 three months earlier.
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| Publication time | Fri, 22 May 2026 15:00:57 +0000 |
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The UK’s private security regulator has filled barely a quarter of the staff it needs to enforce new a anti-terror security law, even as its existing licensing operation buckles under rising backlogs, longer processing times, and a complaint uphold rate approaching 50%. Martyn’s Law will require premises and events to assess terrorism risks and put protective measures in place, with the SIA acting as regulator for the new regime. The government has not yet confirmed a commencement date but has said there will be an implementation period of at least 24 months, from 3 April 2025, before the Act comes into force.
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