On 12th June 2026 at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court, a Mr Maner pleaded guilty to an offence under Section 3 of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (PSIA) for working as a door supervisor without a valid SIA licence.

Maner also pleaded guilty to an offence under Section 9 of the PSIA for breaching his licence conditions by failing to return his suspended SIA licence to the SIA.

Mr Maner was ordered to pay a fine of £80 for each offence, a victim surcharge of £64 and prosecution costs of £150, totalling just £374.

In April 2025, Mr Maner had his door supervisor licence suspended and, as per the conditions of the licence, was asked to return it by the SIA. He failed to comply with this request. He was then found to have been using the suspended unreturned licence to work as a door supervisor at a venue in Cardiff in November 2025, resulting in the SIA bringing this prosecution.

Daniel Garnham, SIF General Secretary, said:

“For over 12 months Mr Maner was able to work as a Door Supervisor without a licence, avoiding the average cost of a DS course, £280 and the fee for a licence renewal of £204, totalling £484. No wonder there is such a problem in the industry when prosecutions result in fines below what would have been paid for being legitimate”.

Jenny Hart, SIA Criminal Enforcement Manager, said:

“Mr Maner put the public at risk by operating as a door supervisor with a suspended licence. The SIA told him to return his suspended licence, which was a licensing condition he failed to adhere to. He knowingly ignored that request so that he could keep using the suspended licence to work illegally in the security industry. These illegal actions have rightly ended in prosecution”.