About Sia approved contractor scheme cost
Joe, who reads the SIA's ACS fee and assessment pages on GOV.UK, and replies to every enquiry himself.
Why this site exists
The ACS costs are split across the SIA's application page, its annual fee notice and its assessment guidance, and the annual fee rose on 1 June 2026. This site puts every figure in one place with its source.
Who it is for
Owners and managers of UK private security companies deciding whether to apply for SIA Approved Contractor status and what it will cost.
What is on this site
One question, "sia approved contractor scheme cost", answered with a quote form that works on the page with no account, 3 guides on the questions around it, a data table you can cite (the figures and their method), and the sources every figure rests on.
- SIA ACS fees: application, annual registration and assessment: SIA ACS fees in 2026: the application fee by headcount, the annual registration fee per licensable individual, and the capped assessing body day rates.
- What the SIA Approved Contractor Scheme is, and who it is for: The SIA Approved Contractor Scheme approves companies, not people. It is voluntary, and buyers can check any firm on the SIA's public register.
- SIA ACS fees: every figure the SIA publishes: Every SIA Approved Contractor Scheme fee the SIA publishes on GOV.UK, by firm size, with the day we read it.
What it does not do
- No legal advice: the SIA's fees are quoted, never applied to your firm.
- No paid placement, no affiliate links and no sponsored rows.
- No invented figure: every number comes from the SIA's own page.
Who answers for it
Joseph Ellul-Turner, the person who reads every enquiry this site takes.
Reach us
Contact for a question about the site, or enquiries@siaacscost.co.uk. The legal terms are on Terms and Privacy.
This is a free information site, not the SIA. When you send an enquiry, Joe, who runs this site, reads it and replies to you himself; no firm or assessing body receives your details and you pay nothing to ask. It carries no advertising, no sponsored placement and no affiliate links. Every fee is quoted from the SIA's own pages on GOV.UK with a link and the date we read them. Nothing here is legal advice; check the SIA's page before you rely on a figure.