SIA CCTV Operator
Surveillance Operator Licence
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- SIA Licensing & Regulation20 questions
- CCTV Law & Data Protection20 questions
- CCTV System Components20 questions
- Camera Operation & Control20 questions
- Recording & Evidence Management20 questions
- Incident Response via CCTV20 questions
- Human Rights & Privacy20 questions
- Health & Safety for CCTV Operators20 questions
- Communication & Reporting20 questions
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- SIA Licensing & Regulation20 questions
- CCTV Law & Data Protection20 questions
- CCTV System Components20 questions
- Camera Operation & Control20 questions
- Recording & Evidence Management20 questions
- Incident Response via CCTV20 questions
- Human Rights & Privacy20 questions
- Health & Safety for CCTV Operators20 questions
- Communication & Reporting20 questions
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Operating public-space CCTV as a security activity needs an SIA licence.
CCTV operator (public space surveillance)
Required by law or a regulatorSIA licence required by law; the Level 2 CCTV Operations award is the licence-linked qualification.
gov.ukSecurity control-room operator
Required by law or a regulatorMonitoring CCTV to guard against crime or protect people is a licensable activity.
gov.ukRequirements are checked against the National Careers Service, the relevant regulator or the awarding body — follow each source for the current rules.
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What jobs can I do with SIA CCTV Operator?
Operating public-space CCTV as a security activity needs an SIA licence. CCTV operator (public space surveillance): SIA licence required by law; the Level 2 CCTV Operations award is the licence-linked qualification. Security control-room operator: Monitoring CCTV to guard against crime or protect people is a licensable activity.
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PassNova has 180 exam-style SIA CCTV Operator questions and 6 timed 25-question practice tests, each with a clear explanation, plus topic-by-topic study mode.
Is the SIA CCTV Operator practice up to date for 2026?
Data protection content follows UK GDPR — the retained UK version — alongside the Data Protection Act 2018, not the EU GDPR. Two thresholds are worth committing to memory because they are commonly reversed: a personal data breach must be reported to the ICO within 72 hours of you becoming aware, unless it is unlikely to result in any risk; the people affected are told without undue delay only where the risk to them is high. An SIA CCTV (public space surveillance) licence lasts three years. Checked August 2026.
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