SIA Prosecutions

The Macrory report- this link opens in a new window ('Regulatory Justice: Making Enforcement Sanctions Effective') recommends that "to ensure improved transparency and accountability... each regulator should publish a list on a regular basis of its completed enforcement actions and against whom such actions have been taken."

Much of our enforcement activity cannot be reported on due to data protection and commercial considerations. However, completed prosecutions are a matter of public record. The following table provides information on the prosecutions investigated and initiated by us in the last 12 months. Other prosecutions are initiated by police forces and other government agencies with our support: these are not reported here.

Information presented is current as of 10 May 2012.

Person / Business Prosecuted Type of Offence Court and Date of Conviction Sentence
Sorin Popa

Security Guarding		 Engaging in licensable conduct without a licence (1 offence)

Providing false information to the SIA (1 offence)		 Newcastle Magistrates' Court

23 April 2012		 Fined £300. Ordered to pay £15 victim surcharge.
Gary Armstrong

Security Guarding		 Engaging in licensable conduct without a licence (3 offences)

Employing an unlicensed person in licensable conduct (1 offence)

Providing false information to the SIA (1 offence)

Failing to providing information to the SIA (1 offence)		 Newcastle Magistrates' Court

14 February 2012		 Fined £800. Ordered to pay prosecution costs of £750.
Mark Jason Lowe, sole trader of Progressive Security and the sole director and shareholder of Fortis Security (UK) Ltd.

Door Supervision		 Engaging as an unlicensed director of Fortis Security (UK) Ltd (3 offences)

Engaging as an unlicensed employer of staff at Progressive Security (3 offences)

Failing to providing information to the SIA (2 offences)		 Derby Magistrates' Court

6 January 2012		 Fined £2,000. Ordered to pay prosecution costs of £12,000.
Susan Farrow

Door Supervision		 Failing to provide information to the SIA (1 offence) Sunderland Magistrates' Court

16 December 2011		 Fined £150. Ordered to pay prosecution costs of £150.
Ahmad Jaber

Security Guarding		 Supplying an unlicensed operative (1 offence)

Failing to provide information to the SIA (2 offences)

Providing false information to the SIA (2 offences)		 Luton Magistrates' Court

24 October 2011		 Fined £2,920 (£760 for the first offence and £540 each for the other four). Ordered to pay SIA costs of £2,000 and a £15 victim surcharge.
Charles White

Security Guarding		 Supplying an unlicensed operative (1 offence)

Failing to provide information to the SIA (1 offence)

Providing false information to the SIA (2 offences)		 Luton Magistrates' Court

24 October 2011		 Fined £1,470 (£465 for the first offence and £355 each for the other three). Ordered to pay SIA costs of £2,000 and a £15 victim surcharge.
Scott Lee Barnes, sole trader of Global Security North West

Door Supervision		 Failing to provide material to the SIA (3 offences) Hyndburn Magistrates' Court

29 September 2011		 Fined £700. Ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £15. Ordered to contribute £1,000 towards prosecution costs.
Karl Benson

Door Supervision		 Failing to provide information to the SIA (1 offence)

Making a false statement to the SIA (1 offence)		 Hyndburn Magistrates' Court

29 September 2011		 Fined £70 for each offence. Ordered to pay a £15 victim surcharge and make a contribution to prosecution costs of £80

Ordered to pay an additional £520 in costs after his appeal hearing.
Celestine Okogwu

Security Guarding		 Engaging in licensable conduct without a licence (1 offence)

Failing to provide information requested (2 offences)		 Dartford Magistrates' Court

07 September 2011		 Fined £13,000. Ordered to pay costs of £11,731.86 and a £15 victim surcharge
Duncan Thorburn, trading as Thor Security

Security Guarding		 Employing unlicensed persons in licensable conduct (17 offences)

Failing to provide information requested (2 offences)

False statements to the SIA (1 offence)		 North East Derbyshire and Dales Magistrates' Court

23 August 2011		 6 month community order, during which time he is required to observe an electronic tagging curfew between 9pm and 7am. Ordered to pay £1,000 towards costs to the SIA
Peter Kihara Kahoro

Security Guarding		 Failing to provide information requested (1 offence)

False statements to the SIA (1 offence)		 Swindon Magistrates' Court

20 June 2011		 Fined £3,000. Ordered to pay £20,000 costs and a £15 victim surcharge
Penina Wambui Kihara

Security Guarding		 Failing to provide information requested (1 offence)

False statements to the SIA (1 offence)		 Swindon Magistrates' Court

20 June 2011		 Fined £1,750. Ordered to pay £5,000 costs and a £15 victim surcharge