Options for Change
2.1 Our earlier consultation document canvassed 4 options
for regulation in Scotland.
Option 1 - Through self-regulation, encourage
companies and individuals operating in the private security
industry to adhere to a voluntary code of practice.
Option 2 - Extend the remit of the Security
Industry Authority (SIA) for England and Wales to cover
Scotland.
Option 3 - Establish a Scottish SIA to operate
independently from that proposed for England and Wales but to
otherwise have the same functions and, where possible, to
operate to the same standards and costs.
Option 4 - Introduce a mandatory licensing
system using the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 requiring
companies and/or individuals working in the industry to obtain
a licence from the local authority.
2.2 The earlier consultation document favoured a two part
approach, with door supervisors being regulated by local
authorities (option 4) and other organisations operating in
Scotland being regulated by a new Scottish SIA
(option 3).