SIA opens grant applications for charities and community groups

The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has opened its grant for charities and community groups using money confiscated from criminals.

Registered charities and community interest companies in the UK can apply for funding and must show how a grant would benefit the UK private security industry and/or support public safety.

The SIA distributes money recovered through proceeds of crime confiscation orders to good causes in the UK. Since 2019, the SIA has awarded nearly £180,000 to organisations including Young Enterprise, The EY Foundation and The Prince’s Trust.

Ronnie Megaughin, Head of Compliance and Inspections at the Security Industry Authority, said: "I’m delighted to announce the opening of the SIA grant for good causes fund for this financial year. I encourage eligible registered charities and community interest companies in the UK to apply before the deadline.

"We believe that crime should not pay. It’s fitting that the illegally acquired money we recover through confiscation orders is used for good, to benefit the wider private security industry and help to protect the public."