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SIA Door Supervisor Licence (Level 2 Award exams)

Awareness of the law: practice questions

Our SIA Door Supervisor bank has 24 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.

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Question 1

Which of these is special category personal data under the UK GDPR?

  1. A person's shoe size
  2. The colour of a person's coat
  3. The time and date a person entered the venue
  4. Information about a person's health
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D. Information about a person's health — Special category data includes health, racial or ethnic origin, religion, biometrics and sexual orientation. It needs extra protection.

Question 2

Who usually brings a prosecution in a criminal case in England and Wales?

  1. The SIA, in every case
  2. The state, usually through the CPS
  3. The local licensing authority
  4. The victim, through a private solicitor
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B. The state, usually through the CPS — Criminal cases are brought by the state, normally the CPS. Civil cases are brought by the person who claims to have been wronged.

Question 3

Under the Equality Act 2010, what is harassment?

  1. Any refusal of entry that the customer feels is unfair to them
  2. Unwanted conduct linked to a protected characteristic
  3. Asking a customer for proof of age
  4. Applying the dress code to everyone equally
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B. Unwanted conduct linked to a protected characteristic — Harassment is unwanted conduct related to a protected characteristic that violates dignity or creates an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment.

Question 4

Which of these is NOT a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010?

  1. Gender reassignment
  2. Sexual orientation
  3. Occupation
  4. Religion or belief
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C. Occupation — A person's job is not a protected characteristic. The other three are.

Question 5

A door supervisor refuses entry to a customer because of their race. What is this?

  1. Indirect discrimination
  2. Direct discrimination
  3. Positive action
  4. Lawful refusal under the licence
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B. Direct discrimination — Treating someone less favourably because of a protected characteristic is direct discrimination, which is unlawful.

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