Overview of the Act Inspections and enforcement
The Act establishes that the Security Industry Authority will be the regulator. It shall have functions relating to inspections and enforcement as well as providing advice to promote compliance.
	The Act confers a number of investigation and enforcement powers on the Security Industry Authority. The Security Industry Authority will have powers to issue compliance notices and monetary penalties for contraventions in relation to all qualifying premises and events and, in relation to enhanced duty premises and qualifying events, it may also issue restriction notices.
	For the most part the requirements will be enforced by way of civil penalties and other civil measures. However, the Act also creates certain criminal offences: for providing false or misleading information to the Security Industry Authority; for failing to comply with a restriction, compliance or information notice; for impersonating an inspector; and for obstructing an inspector.
	The Security Industry Authority will be required to issue guidance as to how it intends to exercise its functions, particularly its powers of investigation. The Security Industry Authority must obtain the consent of the Secretary of State to issue the guidance i.e. the guidance must be approved by the Secretary of State. The Security Industry Authority must provide an annual report to the Secretary of State, who will be able to issue directions to the Security Industry Authority, as part of their oversight of the body.