SIA clarifies identification requirements after DVLA changes

The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has clarified its identification requirements for licence applications after changes introduced by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).

The clarification comes after the DVLA stopped issuing paper counterparts to the driving-licence photocard this June in England, Scotland and Wales, causing some confusion amongst Centres as to what would be accepted as part of the SIA’s Group A and Group B identification requirements.

After enquiries to HABC from Centres, the SIA has confirmed that it will accept: A driving licence photocard and its paper counterpart as a valid Group A document regardless of whether they were issued by the DVLA in Great Britain or the DVA in Northern Ireland Just the photocard as a valid Group A document if it was issued by the DVLA in Great Britain.

However, it will not accept it as a valid Group A document if it was issued by the DVA in Northern Ireland A Northern Ireland DVA photocard on its own as a valid Group B document A paper counterpart on its own as a Group B document, regardless of whether it was issues by the DVLA in Great Britain or the DVA in Northern Ireland. The SIA will not accept a two-part driving licence as both a Group A and Group B document.