Turn the venue standard into a practical Scheme.
Record the requirements that suppliers, subcontractors, roles and individual operatives must meet for the work being commissioned.
For venues and end users
Set the standard. See the full delivery chain.
Licence Ready turns your security requirements into a Scheme that every security partner can follow, from the principal contractor through subcontract companies to each operative on the deployment.
Why venues use Licence Ready
Set one security standard and share it consistently
See principal and subcontract security companies
See the operatives assigned across every supplier
Retain the assurance behind each deployment
The venue gains visibility beyond the main contract, without taking over the supplier’s operational responsibilities.
For venues and end clients
Know who is working on your site, and whether they are ready to be there.
When you hire a security company, you need to know that the people they send are properly licensed, suitably qualified and capable of carrying out the work you have asked them to do.
Licence Ready helps you set the standards that security companies and their operatives must meet before working at your venue. You decide what is required, including particular licences, qualifications, training or knowledge of your procedures.
Security companies can provide evidence that their direct and subcontracted operatives meet those requirements. Licence Ready brings the information together so you can see who is eligible, identify missing requirements and retain a record of the checks carried out.
SIA licence status is monitored automatically, with checks every four minutes.
The benefit
Greater visibility and control over your security workforce, less reliance on paperwork and a clear record of how deployment requirements were checked.
How a venue Scheme works
Your requirements remain visible all the way to deployment.
The purpose is not to tell suppliers how to run their businesses. It is to make the assurance behind delivery visible to the organisation carrying the final risk.
Give every security partner the same requirement.
The principal contractor can pass the Scheme through its delivery chain so subcontract companies prepare against the venue’s standard, not a diluted interpretation of it.
Link each supplier and operative to the deployment.
Company Passports show the organisations involved. Operative Passports show the relevant evidence held by the people those organisations intend to deploy.
See verification status and evidence gaps before deployment.
Authorised venue and lead-company users can see the complete supply chain, including subcontract companies and their operatives, without relying on a final spreadsheet or verbal assurance.
Keep the evidence behind the decision.
The Deployment Record connects the requirement, supplying companies, assigned operatives and the status of the evidence available at the relevant time.
Keep assurance current throughout delivery.
As evidence expires, personnel change or the venue requirement is updated, authorised users can review the current position and act on emerging gaps.
The Company Passport
Know the company behind every deployed team.
A Company Passport gives the venue or lead contractor a structured, current view of the organisations in its security supply chain—not only the name of the company on the contract.
Prove the organisation behind the service
Bring core company identity, ownership, insurance, governance, capabilities and workforce controls into one structured assurance record.
Keep important evidence under review
Make current, expiring, incomplete and unsupported company evidence visible so an old supplier file is not mistaken for an up-to-date position.
Evidence readiness for the work
Compare the Company Passport with the requirements of a venue, contract or Scheme and show whether the organisation-level conditions for deployment have been satisfied.
Give clients greater confidence
Allow authorised venues and lead contractors to understand who the company is, what has been checked and where further evidence or action is still required.
Supporting Martyn’s Law preparedness
Make security workforce assurance part of venue preparedness.
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 sets out duties for the responsible person for qualifying premises and events. Licence Ready can support the people and supplier assurance around those arrangements, but it does not determine scope, replace site-specific procedures or guarantee legal compliance.
Turn expectations into a shared Scheme
Record the company, role, evidence and deployment requirements that support the venue’s own public protection procedures and security arrangements.
Carry the requirement through the supply chain
Share the same expectation with the principal contractor and each subcontract company, reducing the risk of requirements being diluted or lost.
See the people expected to deliver
Connect Company and Operative Passports so authorised users can review relevant identity, licence, experience, SKEB, briefing or other evidence required for the assignment.
Retain an evidence trail
Keep a clearer record of the requirement, the companies involved, the operatives assigned and the evidence position supporting the deployment decision.
Specific counter-terrorism training is not automatically required by the Act. Any learning, briefing or instruction should reflect the premises, the procedures in place and the responsibilities of the people involved. Read the official government guidance.
What this gives you
Sight of every supplier and operative, not only the company named on the contract.
Visibility through every subcontract layer
See the principal contractor, each contributing company and the operatives they supply, with a clear distinction between verified, incomplete and unsupported status.
One role-based standard across every supplier
Define what readiness means for each role and reduce the risk of venue requirements being interpreted differently as work passes through the supply chain.
Company assurance as well as licence checks
Review relevant company identity, ownership, insurance, governance, capabilities and workforce controls alongside operative evidence.
Earlier intervention
Identify missing, expired or unsuitable evidence before the deployment date, while suppliers still have time to act.
A proportionate route to better assurance
Start with one venue, event, contract, role or higher-risk deployment rather than attempting an expensive organisation-wide rollout.
A clearer decision trail
Retain who was involved, what was required and what evidence was available without taking over the supplier’s operational responsibilities.
Supply-chain visibility
No hidden subcontract layer.
The top-level venue and authorised principal contractor can see every company contributing to the work and the operatives connected through them.
Licence Ready shows who is verified, who is awaiting evidence and where a requirement has not been met. Access remains controlled, so users see the assurance information relevant to their role rather than unrestricted personal or company records.
A practical starting point
Start with one live requirement, not a large rollout.
Choose a venue, event or contract where better visibility would make a real difference. Licence Ready can establish the Scheme around that work, show the value in practice and expand only where there is a clear operational or commercial case.
Licence Ready
Make your security standard visible throughout the supply chain.
We will help you define a practical starting point around an existing venue, event or supplier arrangement.
Discuss a venue Scheme