ACS Assessor Guide - Security Industry Authority

ACS Assessor GuideSection 4 – Criterion Specific Guidelines: Criteria 6Criteria 6 – People6.1 An SIA Approved Contractor can demonstrate that it manages its human resources through clear policies and procedures.6.1.1 There is a defined and implemented recruitment policy.Required Achievement LevelThe requirements for each role withinthe organisation have been defined.These include such information asexperience, skills and qualificationsrequired.Private Security Industry Act2001licensing requirements areadhered to.Employees must have the legal right towork in the UK.The recruitment policy meets allemployment law requirements anddefines how screening of staff iscarried out.The company has a process forregularly checking the validity of SIAlicences and right to work in the UK.All aspects of the previouscolumn plus:The organisation works to BS 7858or appropriate industry sectorequivalent in relation to itsrecruitment activities.Interviews for all potential recruitsare conducted, documented andretained for one year. Recruitmentrecords are maintained for allemployees.Re-screening makes use ofscreening records from anotherApproved Contractor where theseare available.All aspects of the previouscolumn plus:Defined job requirements areused to:place an appropriately wordedadvertisement that takes intoaccount relevant legalrequirements.All aspects of the previouscolumn plus:Additional background checks withwritten responses covering tenyears employment history arecompleted within 16 weeks ofcommencement of employment.Re-vetting is conducted, whereapplicable, prior to:promotiontransfer to high-risk siteAny home visit for the purpose ofvetting is subject to signed writtenconsent from the applicant.All aspects of theprevious column plus:A drugs and alcohol policy existswhich outlines the aims andpurpose of the policy, explainswho is covered by the policy, andclearly sets out the organisation’srules in relation to drug andalcohol use.The organisation ensures that all workpermit/visa conditions are compliedwith.116The contents of this publication are copyright ©2013 Security Industry Authority, all rights reserved. No part of the contents may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means without prior written permission of the copyright owner.