Prospective

Investigations and enforcementU.K.

12Role of the Security Industry AuthorityU.K.

(1)The Security Industry Authority must carry out the functions relating to the requirements in sections 5 to 10 that are conferred on it by this Part, including—

(a)exercising the investigatory powers in Schedule 3 for the purpose of assessing compliance with the requirements, and

(b)taking such enforcement action under this Part in relation to the requirements as it considers necessary.

(2)The Security Industry Authority must also—

(a)prepare guidance about how it proposes to exercise its functions under this Part (including, in particular, the investigatory powers in Schedule 3),

(b)provide such advice about the requirements in sections 5 to 10 to such persons as it considers appropriate, and

(c)keep under review the effectiveness of the requirements in reducing—

(i)the risk of physical harm to individuals arising from acts of terrorism;

(ii)the vulnerability of enhanced duty premises and qualifying events to acts of terrorism.

(3)In relation to the guidance prepared under subsection (2)(a), the Security Industry Authority—

(a)must submit the guidance to the Secretary of State for approval,

(b)must publish the guidance if it is approved by the Secretary of State,

(c)must keep any published guidance under review, and

(d)may from time to time prepare revised guidance (and paragraphs (a) to (c) of this subsection apply to revised guidance).

(4)The Private Security Industry Act 2001 is amended as follows.

(5)In section 1 (the Security Industry Authority)—

(a)in subsection (2), in the words before paragraph (a), after “Authority” insert “under this Act”;

(b)after subsection (2) insert—

“(2A)The Authority also has the functions conferred on it by Part 1 of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025.”;

(c)in subsection (4)(a), after “under this Act” insert “or Part 1 of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025”;

(d)in subsection (4)(b)—

(i)the existing text after “relating to” becomes sub-paragraph (i), and

(ii)at the end of that sub-paragraph insert “;

(ii)measures (existing or proposed) to reduce the risk of physical harm to individuals on premises and at events arising from acts of terrorism or to reduce the vulnerability of premises and events to acts of terrorism.”

(6)In section 2 (directions etc by the Secretary of State)—

(a)in each of subsections (2) and (2A), after “activities” insert “under this Act”;

(b)in subsection (3), in each of paragraphs (b) and (c), after “activities” insert “under this Act”.

(7)Schedule 1 (the Security Industry Authority) is amended as follows.

(8)In paragraph 14, in each of sub-paragraphs (1A) and (1B), after “functions” insert “under this Act”.

(9)In paragraph 15, in each of sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), after “functions” insert “under this Act”.

(10)In paragraph 17—

(a)in sub-paragraph (1)—

(i)the existing text after “the Authority shall” becomes paragraph (a),

(ii)in that paragraph, after “its functions” insert “under this Act”, and

(iii)at the end of that paragraph insert “;

(b)send to the Secretary of State a report on the carrying out of its functions under Part 1 of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025.”;

(b)in each of sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), for “such report” substitute “report under sub-paragraph (1)(a)”.