SIA Door Supervisor Licence (Level 2 Award exams)
Equipment: practice questions
Our SIA Door Supervisor bank has 14 questions on this topic. Here are 3 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
If a venue uses facial recognition technology at the door, which law must be followed?
- The Fire Safety Order 2005
- No law, because private venues may record anyone on their premises
- Data protection law, as faces are biometric data
- The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
Show the answer
C. Data protection law, as faces are biometric data — Facial recognition processes biometric data, which is special category data under the UK GDPR.
Question 2
What should happen to body-worn camera footage after a shift?
- Copy it to a personal phone so it can be shown to the police later
- Store it securely under data protection rules
- Post it online to deter troublemakers
- Delete it immediately
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B. Store it securely under data protection rules — Footage is personal data and possible evidence. Store securely and share only lawfully, such as with the police.
Question 3
Which is good radio practice?
- Keep the transmit button pressed
- Speak over others to save time
- Use slang and code words so customers can't understand the messages
- Think first, keep messages short and clear, wait for a gap
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D. Think first, keep messages short and clear, wait for a gap — Short, clear messages and good discipline keep the channel free for urgent calls.
More SIA Door Supervisor topics
- 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
- Preventing conflict
- Defusing conflict
- Resolving conflict
- Door supervision scenarios
- Conflict management