Unlicensed director of Leicester security company convicted

Street was given a six-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay a £26 victim surcharge and £150 in costs, totalling £176, within 28 days.

SIA investigators had found Street working as a security operative at a venue in Leicester in November last year. At the time, Street denied that he was working there in a security role, claiming he was only helping people to park. On behalf of DCS Security Services, he denied providing security services at this site.

However, the venue’s management later confirmed that DCS Security Services did in fact have a contract to supply security for the venue.

Street had been the sole owner of DCS Security Services since July 2019, despite never having held an SIA licence as required by the law. As a result, he was summonsed to attend Leicester Magistrates’ Court.

Nicola Bolton, criminal investigations manager at the SIA, commented: “The owners of security companies hold an important position of trust in the private security industry, just as front line officers do, and their licensing requirements every bit as important. By operating as a director without a licence, Daniel Street undermined that trust and put the public at risk.”

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