Birmingham man convicted of providing false statements to SIA

Mr Ahroon submitted a fabricated character reference from a Birmingham food bank as part of his appeal against the Security Industry Authority’s decision to refuse his application for a door supervisor licence due to his past criminality. 

The SIA investigated the validity of this reference, speaking to multiple senior staff within the food bank who confirmed they did not know Mr Ahroon and had not provided him with a reference. 

Mr Ahroon appeared at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on 13 May 2025 and pleaded guilty at the earliest possible opportunity. The court fined him £80 and ordered him to pay both a £32 victim surcharge and £500 of prosecution costs.

Dave McCall, SIA Criminal Investigations Officer, said: 

The SIA’s licensing regime is put in place to ensure door supervisors are trained and committed to protecting the public, but that regime is built on the foundation that people present truthful information. 

In producing this false character reference, Alam Ahroon undermined those foundations and sought to put the public at risk. I am happy to see justice delivered in this case.