ACS Assessor Guide - Security Industry Authority

ACS Assessor GuideSection 4 – Criterion Specific Guidelines: Criteria 44.2 An SIA Approved Contractor can demonstrate that they have strong financial processes to safeguard the interests of their stakeholders.4.2.3 A clear ‘fit and proper’ management structure with defined and understood authority levels is in place.Required Achievement LevelAll directors or partners or any SoleTrader must: hold the appropriate SIA licence(s), not be an un-discharged bankrupt not be a person to whom amoratorium period under a debtrelief order relates not be a person subject to abankruptcy restriction order ordebt restriction order not be subject to disqualificationunder the Company DirectorsDisqualification Act 1986 or theCompany Directors Disqualification(Northern Ireland) Order 2002 asamended. Not be a sole trader, director orpartner of any business or firmproviding security industry servicesthat was placed in liquidation,administration or receivershipwithin the previous 12 monthsunless they have taken adequatesteps to satisfy the SIA that they arefit and proper to the circumstancesof their case.All aspects of the previouscolumn plus:Accountability of each director orpartner has been defined and isunderstood.Limited companies meet statutoryrequirements and file necessarychanges to Companies Housewithin the specified time period.All aspects of the previouscolumn plus:Authority levels have been definedand are understood as required toensure the smooth running of theorganisation.88The 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.