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SIA Door Supervisor Licence (Level 2 Award exams)
The three multiple-choice exams of the Level 2 Award for Door Supervisors, needed for an SIA door supervisor licence: working in private security, working as a door supervisor, and conflict management.
Questions last checked against the official sources on October 11, 2026.
The real exam at a glance
- Exams
- 3 multiple choice (plus physical intervention, not covered)
- Unit 1
- 72 questions, 110 minutes
- Unit 2
- 50 questions, 75 minutes
- Unit 3
- 20 questions, 30 minutes
- To pass
- 70% in each exam
- Licence
- £204, lasts 3 years
What you'll practise
- Unit 1: Principles of working in the private security industry
- Unit 2: Principles of working as a door supervisor
- Unit 3: Application of conflict management
Try a question
Why should door supervisors be cautious before ejecting a vulnerable person?
- It will always damage the venue's reputation
- Vulnerable people cannot legally be ejected under any circumstances by door staff
- Ejections always need a police officer present
- Putting them out alone could expose them to serious harm
Show the answer
D. Putting them out alone could expose them to serious harm — The duty of care continues after the door. Consider the person's safety and how they will get home.
Sample questions by topic (in English)
- Private security industry
- Awareness of the law
- Citizen's arrest
- Health and safety
- Fire safety
- Emergency procedures
- Communication and customer care
- Record keeping
- Terror threat awareness
- Protecting vulnerable people
- Post-incident management
- Standards of behaviour
- The law
- Searching
- Drugs awareness
- Recording incidents and crime scenes
- Licensing law
- Queues and crowds
- Equipment
- Preventing conflict
- Defusing conflict
- Resolving conflict
- Door supervision scenarios
- Conflict management
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What is the real SIA Door Supervisor like?
Exams: 3 multiple choice (plus physical intervention, not covered). Unit 1: 72 questions, 110 minutes. Unit 2: 50 questions, 75 minutes. Unit 3: 20 questions, 30 minutes. To pass: 70% in each exam. Licence: £204, lasts 3 years.
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