Security Industry Authority Licensing Regulations within the Industry

"The industry should be regulated by a neutral panel of observers who have no connections with the industry."

"I agree totally with the petition"

"Do not make the same mistake as South Africa"

"Just an easy way for the British government to make millions from mostly Ex Military personel, but without the government actually having to distribute the so called licence too persons who complete the SIA exam."

"I support this petition"

"Nothing firther to add to the petition which I fully support"

"FUBAR"

"there should be regulations in theis industry but there should be some lee way due to the back log of the applications. the price to get your licence seems abit to high also."

"i'm still waiting to get a place for a test, the backlog means i can't work come March - this deadline at least needs extending so a reasonable amount of operators can get their License in time."

"Regulation of the industry is a good thing yet we all knew it would be inevitable that the government would regulate it and to make so much money out of it,what does the excessive license fee actually give us,we have already spent hundreds on courses(clos"

"Regulation must be done to benefit all parties"

"when i had a test for a driving licence it didnt cost 190. The SIA was keen at the outset to get free advice from industry proffessinals then completly ignore thier advice. They now ignore the complaints put to them. May the government see some common sen"

"Please consider this Mr. Blair."

"SIA = tax revenue, not properly regulating the industry, should have made licencing compulsory for all security companies first as in Ireland."

"I agree with all of the above, pertaining to the regulating of secuirty personel"

"We have done what we have needed to comply with the regulations BUT THE SIA CANT HANDLE THERE OWN DEAD LINES AND WE WILL SUFFER FOR IT ."

"I am totaly for regulation and have been astounded that this has taken so long to happen where most other first world countries have had regulation in place for a vast number of years. But it seems that this government has a history of forcing through reg"

"request action as per the letter"

"The whole SIA stinks - I have my Door Supervisors llicence already and still have to go through another lengthly process to obtain my Close Protection Licence. The exam was crazy and obviously written by someone who has no knowledge of the industry at all"

"World wide Operative, with the possibilities of working in the UK"

"This needs to be oganised"

"all for regulation however lets see some justification for the cost of the licence & also a review of the deadlines of when an operative is to be licenced by"

"To see so many good from professional people within our industry should now speak volumes to the government. Balls in your court now."

"This is quite clearly a revenue exercise, nothing other than extra money's are to be gained by enforcing these ridiculous stringint ruling's."