Broadland Guards has consistently lobbied through its trade association, the BSIA, for the regulation of the Private Security Industry.

The Private Security Industry Act received Royal Assent on the 11th May 2001, resulting in the formation The Security Industry Authority (SIA), which is charged with regulating and raising standards within the security industry.

Broadland Guards supports this legislation and has cooperated with the SIA on a number of committees in developing the training and qualifications required by security guards and PSS CCTV operators under the SIA's licensing programmes.

In 2006, Broadland Guards was one of the first in the security industry to apply for and be granted SIA Approved Contractor's accreditation under a special 'Fast Track' process. A requirement of the Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) is that this 'Fast Track' accreditation is only granted for a year and must be confirmed by independent inspection within 12 months.

As a result, in December 2006 we were inspected by 'Insight Certification Limited' on behalf of the SIA and achieved the standard required for confirmed ACS Status accreditation when providing Security Guarding, Key Holding and Public Space Surveillance (PSS CCTV).