ACS Applicant Ref:
Commercial in Confidence
Security Industry Authority
Approved Contractor Scheme
Assessment Type Assessment Report for
Applicants Name
Sectors Covered
Date of Visit:
Date of Re-visit/Remote/Desktop:
(select the option)
Assessor:
Assessing Body:
Assessing Body Signature:
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CONTENTS
1 Summary ...........................................................................................3
1.1 Key Findings………………………………………………………………….........3
2 Introduction .......................................................................................4
3 Summary of Findings .......................................................................5
3.1 Special Instructions ..................................................................................... 5
3.2 Improvement Needs..................................................................................... 5
3.3 Improvement Options .................................................................................. 6
3.4 Areas of Good Practice ……………………………………………………........6
3.5 Achieving Continual Improvement .................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
4 Detailed Findings against the ACS Standard..................................7
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1 Summary
This Assessment Report covers the services provided by Applicant Name / Part
of organisation / sectors covered. This report includes a brief description of the
organisation, the overall assessment process and an overview of evidence
obtained during the assessment visit.
In the view of the Assessment Body and based on our assessment on date and
re-visit on date, Applicant Name / Part of Organisation, has achieved/not
achieved the standard required for the SIA Approved Contractor Scheme, for
Sectors Covered, and has achieved a score of X.
The following report covers assessment findings, the overall assessment process
and an overview of evidence obtained during the assessment visit.
Note that the final decision on Approved Contractor Scheme approval will be
made by the SIA approval team based on these findings and on the results of the
SIA ACS eligibility requirements.
1.1 Key Findings

SI (Special Instructions): 0

IN (Improvement Needs): 0

IO (Improvement Options): 0
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2 Introduction
The Assessor used a range of methods to gather evidence against the ACS
Standard, comprising:
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3 Summary of Findings
Provide details here
And where applicable:
Re-visit /Remote/Desktop Close Out - During the original assessment on
XXX date there were Insert number of areas where applicant name fell
below the required achievement level. A re-visit / remote / desktop close out
was conducted on the XXX date which successfully closed all improvement
needs.
3.1 Special Instructions
Special Instructions have not been issued/The following Special Instruction was
issued.
Record the SI here along with details of assessor findings
3.2 Improvement Needs
There are no areas where XXX (applicant name) falls below the Required
Achievement Level necessary to meet the ACS standard.
or
There are Insert number of areas where Applicant Organisation Name falls
below the Achievement Level necessary to meet the ACS Standard. The
organisation must address improvement needs, and be able to demonstrate that
they meet the requirements of the ACS Standard, before they may be
recommended for ACS approval:
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3.3 Improvement Options
Although our assessment is that Applicant company currently meets the
requirements of the ACS Standard, the organisation may wish to consider the
following as part of its plans to ensure it continues to meet, and improve upon the
ACS Standard throughout the Approval period.
Unlike section 3.2 Improvement Needs, it is not mandatory that Applicant
company addresses the Improvement Options in order to meet the ACS Standard
at this time. However, the organisation should bear in mind that the requirements
of the ACS Standard will change over time, and organisations will need to
demonstrate continual improvement activity. Improvement options will generally
relate to areas where there remains scope for further improvement, or where
without further action there is a risk of Applicant company falling below the ACS
Standard.
3.4 Areas of Good Practice
During the assessment, Insert number of areas areas of good practice were
identified. This/These are outlined below. The numbers in brackets refer to
the relevant criteria and indicators in the ACS Standard.
3.5 Achieving Continual Improvement
Should Applicant company wish to demonstrate continual improvement in its
achievements against the ACS Standard the following table presents such an
analysis, by Criteria and Score:
Maximum
available
score
Criteria 1: Strategy
Criteria 2: Processes
Criteria 3: CRM
Criteria 4: Financial Mgt.
Criteria 5: Resources
Criteria 6: People
Criteria 7: Leadership
Criteria 8: CSR
Criteria 9: Results
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Assessors
verified
score
Available
improvement
in score
13
16
19
10
14
58
16
7
21
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4 Detailed Findings against the ACS Standard
The following table shows how Applicant Name, Part of Organisation demonstrated that it
met the ACS Standard. It is a summary of the key findings against each criterion and
should be read in conjunction with the previous sections.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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