Security Industry Authority | A security company has been fined £4,000 and must pay back more than £42,000 in proceeds of crime after it repeatedly deployed unlicensed security services to several high-profile sites across Scotland, contrary to the Fraud Act 2006.
Glasgow-based SPS Doorguard Ltd knowingly provided several clients with unlicensed security guards to protect properties, including one near the COP26 summit in Glasgow in 2021.
After an investigation by the Security Industry Authority (SIA), Glasgow Sheriff Court ruled that the company had received a criminal benefit of £42,039. This will now be seized using a court-issued confiscation order under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
Glasgow Sheriff Court fined the company £4,000 at the sentencing, which is in addition to the £42,039 to be seized. The company must also pay a £175 victim surcharge.
Nicola Bolton, Criminal Investigations Manager at the SIA, said: “An important part of keeping the public safe is ensuring that people working in the private security industry are properly licensed. By working illegally, SPS Doorguard Ltd profited significantly at the expense of those they were employed to protect. They are now facing the consequences.”
— Accurate at time of publication | January 2025