Security supervisor jailed in wake of cash theft from hospital

Carter, who has a criminal history of fraud and deception, used his position as a security supervisor to steal £1,425 in cash from the hospital.

The SIA worked closely with Leicestershire Police to investigate Carter, who had never held an SIA licence, despite being employed as a security supervisor. The investigation found that he lied to his employer in order to work at the Trust from November 2022 until January 2023, when the theft took place.

Carter pleaded guilty to 11 indictments, including three counts of theft by employee and eight counts of fraud and false representation. On 28 October at Leicestershire Crown Court, he was sentenced to 33 months’ imprisonment.

In 2018, Carter was sentenced to more than a year in prison for fraud and theft after stealing bank details of customers while working as a security officer.

Career criminal

Jenny Hart, criminal investigations manager at the SIA, commented: “Daniel Carter is a career criminal with a long history of fraud and deception. He used a fake SIA licence to deceive his employers and, in doing so, put the public he was there to protect in danger.”

Hart continued: “His deceitful actions not only undermined the trust placed in him as a security professional, but he also used his position to target a hospital for his own financial gain. His calculated dishonesty and theft will not be tolerated. This case underscores our commitment to protecting the public by ensuring that only licensed and vetted professionals serve in trusted roles. We will bring those seeking to break the rules to justice.”

Licensed security operatives undergo robust training requirements to help them protect the public. Untrained and unvetted security operatives with fake or cloned licenses put the public at risk.

The SIA encourages security providers and service buyers to check the SIA licences of security operatives in order to ensure they are genuine. Information on how to spot fake licences can be found online at How to check SIA licence cards - GOV.UK

Under contract

By law, security operatives working under contract must hold and display a valid SIA licence. Information about SIA enforcement and penalties can be found on GOV.UK/SIA

The offence relating to the Fraud Act 2006 that’s mentioned above is in relation to Section 2 (Fraud by false representation).