Guidance

Plan your ACS assessment

Guidance and templates that will help you to plan your assessment.

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Security Industry Authority
Published
28 September 2020
Last updated
15 April 2025 鈥� See all updates

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ACS assessors should plan their assessment to ensure that it covers everything it needs to.

Use the 鈥楢ssessor guide鈥� to better understand the ACS standard and how the applicant can demonstrate conformance to it.

Use the 鈥楲icence Management guide鈥� to understand what you should consider when assessing companies that use or wish to use our Licence Management service.

Use the 鈥榁isit plan template鈥� to plan your ACS assessment visit.

Use the 鈥榁isit plan guidance鈥� to understand how to complete your ACS assessment visit plan.

Use the 鈥榁isit plan example鈥� to see a completed example of an ACS assessment visit plan.

Updates to this page

Published 28 September 2020
Last updated 15 April 2025 show all updates

  1. Replaced the 'ACS assessment: Assessor guide' document with an updated version.

  2. Updated the document 'ACS assessment: Assessor guide'.

  3. Replaced the 'ACS assessment: Assessor guide' document with the correct version.

  4. Updated the document 'ACS assessment: Assessor guide'.

  5. First published.

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