Accredited teams
98
Handler and dog pairings
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Current accreditation levels, market structure and renewal outlook.
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Accreditation overview
Checked 7 September 2026 at 13:31 BSTSource updated 3 September 2026
Unique handlers
76
Deduplicated by SIA identifier
Company teams
74
15 named employers
Independent teams
24
23 individual, 1 sole trader
Handler classification: 1 handler appears in both company and independent membership records. Team counts do not overlap.
Market structure
Largest employers
0121
ICTS
28% of company teams
0212
G4S
16% of company teams
039
Specialist K9'S
12% of company teams
047
RFA
9% of company teams
056
K9 Deployment
8% of company teams
064
Tyler Security
5% of company teams
074
Ward-Security
5% of company teams
082
Global Support Services
3% of company teams
Showing the eight largest of 15 company employers. Ranking is based on accredited teams; Global Support Services is shown first where totals are tied.
Membership
Teams by membership type
98teams
Company74
Individual23
Sole trader1
Forward view
Accreditations due to expire
5
Within 30 days
7
Within 60 days
17
Within 90 days
Windows are cumulative from the last dashboard check. No listed accreditations are expired.
Renewal profile
Expiries by month
4
Sept 26
3
Oct 26
7
Nov 26
12
Dec 26
3
Jan 27
7
Feb 27
18
Mar 27
8
Apr 27
10
May 27
12
Jun 27
6
Jul 27
7
Aug 27
1
Sept 27
Recorded history
Accredited teams over time
The first source version is the baseline. Additional points are added only when the spreadsheet changes.