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Event security staffed by SIA Door Supervisor licence holders

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Cover planned as before, during, and after. SIA Door Supervisor licensed officers and dog units for perimeter and overnight. COP 119 certified for labour supply in the security and events sector.

Why the licence matters before anything else

Security work at an event is licensable activity under the Private Security Industry Act 2001, and the person doing it needs the right SIA licence, not any SIA licence. A Door Supervisor licence permits both door supervision and security guarding; a Security Guard licence does not permit door supervision. Put a guard-licensed officer on the entrance of a licensed event and the organiser, the venue, and the officer are all exposed.

Aspire's officers hold Door Supervisor licences, so the same people can work the entrance and, later, the perimeter. Any licence can be checked on the SIA public register by number, and Aspire's COP 119 certificate covers labour supply in the security and events sector; details are on the accreditations page.

Three phases

Before, during, and after

Before: the build

A temporary site holds equipment, stock, and structures for days before the event, often behind an open perimeter. Overnight during the build is when a dog unit earns its place: a handler and dog can search a large, irregular site and find a person already inside.

During: positions

Event security is bought as positions with hours against them: entrance and ticket check, bag search, licensed area, front of stage, car park, back of house, and a response officer not fixed to a post. Officers are supplied to work under the organiser's and the venue's rules.

After: egress and break

The riskiest hour is often the one after the last act finishes. Cover for egress can be quoted as its own phase. Once the public have gone, the site is again a store behind an open perimeter until the break is complete. A dog unit covers the overnight.

Positions, not a headcount

There is no fixed ratio: staffing is dependent on venue, attendance, event type, operating hours, licensing requirements and overall risk profile, so the positions and the officers on each belong in a quote for your event rather than in a table on this page.

Aspire is a labour provider; it does not run the event. During and after the event, appropriate service and incident reporting is provided in accordance with the assignment and client requirements.

Coverage

Event categories covered

Public and ticketed events

Entrance, perimeter, and overnight cover over several days. Dog units for the build and break periods.

Private functions

A discreet officer on the door or a full team depending on the venue, the guest list, and whether alcohol is served.

Corporate events

Access control, back of house, and car park cover, scaled to the site and the hours.

Temporary sites

A marquee on a field, a stage in a car park, or a hall dressed for an occasion. The build and break are where the cover matters most.

Coverage runs across South London and inside the M25, with reach to around Luton for the right contract. Nothing is subcontracted. See areas we cover.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Yes, for any licensable activity: door supervision at a licensed event, guarding property, and guarding people. The licence that covers every event is the SIA Door Supervisor licence, because it permits both, and Aspire's officers hold it. Stewards who direct people and check tickets without exercising security functions are a separate role that the organiser or venue may supply itself.

Get your event quoted

Send the site, the dates and hours, the expected numbers, and whether the event is licensed. Ask for positions and hours.

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