The Security Industry Authority (SIA) announced the award of its 2024 to 2025 grant for good causes, to three bodies working to prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG). Grants arise from proceeds of crime confiscated from those convicted of criminal offences within the private security industry.
Paul Cartlidge, chair of the grants panel, is Investigations and Enforcement Head of Operational Support at the SIA. He said: “We believe that crime should not pay, so it’s fitting that illegally acquired money should be taken from criminals and used for the benefit of society and especially for the protection of the public. The organisations we have awarded to this year are actively preventing violence against women and girls, and their applications resonated with the panel and stood out from many other worthy applicants.”
The grants for 2024 to 2025 have been awarded to: Centre for Action on Rape and Abuse in Essex (CARA): £10,000; The Haven Refuge Wolverhampton: £2,661.50; and Rising Sun: £3,283.50.
A registered charity or a not-for-profit organisation can apply; they should be able to show the positive impact of the grant to public protection. More about the fund is on the SIA grant for good causes pages on GOV.UK; for more on how to apply, click here.
Background
Since 2019, the SIA has awarded £273,086.09 through the grants for good causes fund. While the Private Security Industry Act 2001 underpins the SIA as regulator, it’s the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) that enables the SIA to investigate the financial activity of people who have committed a criminal offence and confiscate the proceeds of crime through a court-issued confiscation order. The SIA has been a designated body under POCA since 2015.
