The SIA licence fee is now £204: what changed in April 2026

Published 5 November 2026

If you’ve seen older articles saying an SIA licence costs £184, they’re out of date. Since 1 April 2026, applying for an SIA licence in any sector costs £204.

Why did it go up?

Strictly speaking, the fee didn’t go up. The statutory fee has been £204 since April 2023 (when the SIA cut it from £210). Since April 2020, the SIA had been using old reserves to give everyone a £20 rebate, so people paid £184. Those reserves have now run out, so the rebate has ended.

Does it apply to renewals?

Yes. Both first-time applications and renewals cost £204 from 1 April 2026.

Discount on extra licences

If you apply for more than one licence on the same application, the SIA takes 50% off the additional licences. For example, renewing one licence and applying for another sector at the same time. The SIA changed the rules on 1 June 2026, so the discount is now applied this way rather than to extra applications made at any time.

Who pays?

Some employers pay the fee for you, or submit your application. Ask before you apply. Remember the licence fee is separate from your training course fee.

Training in Bootle, north Liverpool

Our training centre is at St Mary’s Complex, Waverley Street, Bootle L20 4AP, in north Liverpool. By train, take a Merseyrail Northern Line train towards Southport to Bootle New Strand, about an 8-minute walk from us, or Bootle Oriel Road, about a 12-minute walk. There’s free on-site parking if you drive. We run the Door Supervisor course, the Door Supervisor refresher and Emergency First Aid at Work.

Sources

• GOV.UK: SIA licence fee rebate ends in April 2026 (4 March 2026)
• GOV.UK: Renew your SIA licence