UK Sia Acs Fees
The UK Sia Acs Fees carries 6 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 25 to 2,400 GBP, read 28 October 2026.
2 of the 16 named sources read in full publish a figure; 14 publish none, read 28 October 2026.
By fee
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| feeapplication-up-to-10-licensable-staff | 400GBP | 400 to 400GBP | 1 |
| feeapplication-11-to-25 | 800GBP | 800 to 800GBP | 1 |
| feeapplication-26-to-250 | 1,600GBP | 1,600 to 1,600GBP | 1 |
| feeapplication-over-250 | 2,400GBP | 2,400 to 2,400GBP | 1 |
| feeannual-registration-per-licensable-individual | 25GBP | 25 to 25GBP | 1 |
| feeassessing-body-full-day-maximum-british-assessment-bureau | 1,100GBP | 1,100 to 1,100GBP | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIA: apply for ACS approval | 2,400GBP | application-over-250 | 2026-10-28 |
| SIA: apply for ACS approval | 1,600GBP | application-26-to-250 | 2026-10-28 |
| SIA: understanding ACS assessments | 1,100GBP | assessing-body-full-day-maximum-british-assessment-bureau | 2026-10-28 |
| SIA: apply for ACS approval | 800GBP | application-11-to-25 | 2026-10-28 |
| SIA: apply for ACS approval | 400GBP | application-up-to-10-licensable-staff | 2026-10-28 |
| SIA: apply for ACS approval | 25GBP | annual-registration-per-licensable-individual | 2026-10-28 |
The sentence each figure was read from (6)
- SIA: apply for ACS approval, read 2026-10-28:
over 250 licensable staff: £2,400
- SIA: apply for ACS approval, read 2026-10-28:
26 to 250 licensable staff: £1,600
- SIA: understanding ACS assessments, read 2026-10-28:
These are the maximum day rates of the assessing bodies we are partnered with: British Assessment Bureau full-day in-person assessment: £1,100 half-day in-person assessment: £600 half-day remote assessment: £600
- SIA: apply for ACS approval, read 2026-10-28:
11 to 25 licensable staff: £800
- SIA: apply for ACS approval, read 2026-10-28:
The application fee varies depending on the number of licensable staff in your organisation: up to 10 licensable staff: £400
- SIA: apply for ACS approval, read 2026-10-28:
The annual fee is the same for everyone: £25 per licensable individual deployed.
Read in full, publishes no figure
14 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- SIA: changes to SIA fees, your questions answered, read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- SI 2026/456, read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Approved Contractor Scheme) Regulations 2007, read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- SI 2007/810 regulation 5, read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Private Security Industry Act 2001 s15, read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- SIA ACS payment slip, read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- SIA: understanding annual ACS assessments, read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- SIA: keep your ACS approval, read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- SIA: the passport route to ACS approval, read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- SIA ACS: get approved, read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- SIA ACS: get approved clarifications, read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- SIA: ACS approval additional conditions, read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- SIA: sub-contracting outside the ACS, read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Security Matters: fee changes announced, read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
2 of the 16 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 14 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 2 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in GBP (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 6 figures, never sentences; 90 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): the application fee by licensable-staff band, the annual registration fee per licensable individual (£25 from 1 June 2026), the assessing bodies' capped day rates (full day, half day in person, half day remote) and the three-year renewal, combined into a year-one and steady-state cost for a stated headcount
90 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (18)
- SIA: apply for ACS approval(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- SIA: fee changes for licensing and approval services(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- SIA: changes to SIA fees, your questions answered(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- SI 2026/456(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Approved Contractor Scheme) Regulations 2007(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- SI 2007/810 regulation 5(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Private Security Industry Act 2001 s15(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- SIA ACS payment slip(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- SIA: understanding ACS assessments(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- SIA: understanding annual ACS assessments(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- SIA: keep your ACS approval(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- SIA: the passport route to ACS approval(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- SIA: learn about the approved contractor scheme(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- SIA ACS: get approved(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- SIA ACS: get approved clarifications(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- SIA: ACS approval additional conditions(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- SIA: sub-contracting outside the ACS(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Security Matters: fee changes announced(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The UK Sia Acs Fees carries 6 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 25 to 2,400 GBP, read 28 October 2026.
2 of the 16 named sources read in full publish a figure; 14 publish none, read 28 October 2026.
UK Sia Acs Fees, fee application-up-to-10-licensable-staff: median 400 GBP across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.
UK Sia Acs Fees, fee application-11-to-25: median 800 GBP across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.
UK Sia Acs Fees, fee application-26-to-250: median 1,600 GBP across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.
UK Sia Acs Fees, fee application-over-250: median 2,400 GBP across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.
UK Sia Acs Fees, fee annual-registration-per-licensable-individual: median 25 GBP across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.
UK Sia Acs Fees, fee assessing-body-full-day-maximum-british-assessment-bureau: median 1,100 GBP across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.
Cite as: "siaacscost.co.uk UK Sia Acs Fees", updated 2026-10-29, https://siaacscost.co.uk/datasets/uk-sia-acs-fees/.
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