Two changes to UK private-security regulation are worth a line in the diary, neither of them breaking news, both of which change what you budget and how you will be inspected.
First, fees. Two SIA changes took effect on 1 June 2026: the Approved Contractor Scheme annual registration fee rose from £15 to £25 per licensable individual deployed — the first ACS fee rise in the scheme's history — and the 50% discount on an additional licence now applies only when the second application is filed on the same day, on the same form.
Second, Martyn's Law. The SIA's public consultation on its draft section 12 statutory guidance — the document that sets out how the regulator will exercise its enforcement and inspection role — closed at 23:59 on 12 June, having opened on 15 April. The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 is expected to commence in spring 2027, after a minimum 24-month implementation period.
- **For operators:** ACS-approved contractors should fold the higher per-head registration cost into current budgeting. Venue and event-security duty-holders should track the section 12 guidance through to publication — it is the enforcement blueprint for Martyn's Law, and the standard against which inspections will be run.
