Security & door work
Possible with a record — but the rules are specific. Know them first.
First: check the SIA rules
The SIA licence has published criminal-record criteria based on offence type and time passed — many records qualify sooner than people assume. Check before you spend anything.
Check first — it's freeThen: SIA training course
Door supervisor or security officer course, about a week, £200–400 (sometimes funded).
Sometimes fundedFirst job: security officer
£24–28k, constant demand. Standard-level checks through the SIA rather than your employer.
The ceiling: supervision & events
Site supervisors and event teams £30k+. Steady, respected work.
Not sure where your record stands? Since October 2023 most records become spent far sooner than people assume — and spent records are invisible to a Basic check.
Check yours — it stays on your phone →Real places to start
Links open the real provider. Good:Folk never sits in the middle.
Employers that actively hire on this route
Public programmes for hiring people with convictions — doors that actually open.
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