SIA licensing and Approved Contractor Scheme
Show Approved Contractor Scheme status only while it is current, and do not advertise licensable work your staff are not licensed for.
Source: Security Industry Authority
What your website and marketing must show to stay compliant in security
The rules that apply to a UK security business, turned into what your site, ads and social posts must show, or must not say. Each point links to the regulator or the legislation it comes from.
General guidance, not legal advice. Rules change and depend on your circumstances; check the linked source or take advice from a qualified adviser before relying on any point.
Security rules
BS 7858 security screening
Check what this rule requires you to display or avoid saying, and keep the site consistent with it.
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NSI or SSAIB inspectorate certification
Use inspectorate logos only for the services the certificate covers.
Police response URN policy NPCC
Check what this rule requires you to display or avoid saying, and keep the site consistent with it.
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GDPR and CCTV Surveillance Camera Code of Practice
Also covers: ICO registration CCTV data.
Say in the privacy notice what CCTV footage you hold, why and for how long; do not publish identifiable footage in marketing without a lawful basis.
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Safety claims in marketing ("fully compliant", "zero incidents") must be evidenced; show accreditations only while they are current.
Working Time Regulations for guarding shifts
Shift patterns described in job adverts should be lawful.
Source: Working Time Regulations 1998
Every UK business site
Whatever the sector, these apply to almost every business website.
Company and trading details
A limited company's site must show its registered name, company number, place of registration and registered office address.
Source: Company and trading details
Privacy notice
Say who you are, what each form collects, why, how long you keep it and how people use their rights.
Source: Privacy notice
Cookie consent
Non-essential cookies and analytics wait for consent, and refusing is as easy as accepting.
Source: Cookie consent
Honest claims
Every claim, review and comparison is true, evidenced and not misleading (CAP Code).
Source: Honest claims
Genuine reviews
No fake, bought or selectively hidden reviews (DMCC Act 2024).
Source: Genuine reviews
See how your site measures up
The free grader checks your site against the visible signals buyers, search engines and AI assistants look for, including several of the points above.
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