Exact figures for the number of security companies in the UK are not available. However, the Security Industry Authority estimates that there are in the region of 2,500.
Security companies are not currently required to be regulated by the Security Industry Authority.
(2) how many companies had approved contractor status removed by the Security Industry Authority in (a) 2006, (b) 2007 and (c) 2008 to date;
(3) how many Security Industry Authority approved contractors there were on (a) 31 December 2006, (b) 31 December 2007 and (c) the latest date for which data are available.
The following data have been supplied by the Security Industry Authority.
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Based on information provided by companies in the course of annual re-registration with the SIA, the total number of staff working for companies with Security Industry Authority approved contractor status in the years in question were as follows:
Number 31 December 2006 84,455 31 December 2007 101,656 15 October 2008 116,086
The average number of employees is not readily available.
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The number of companies which had approved contractor status withdrawn was as follows:
Number 2006 1 2007 7 2008 6
22743
The number of companies on the SIA Register of Approved Contractors was as follows:
Number 31 December 2006 317 31 December 2007 420 15 October 2008 552