On a related issue, are security guards vetted before they become security guards? Anecdotal evidence suggests that a sizeable proportion of security guards have a criminal record. Does anybody check whether they are on the sex offenders register before they get a job in the security industry? The above case seems to suggest that security firms such as AFC Security Group don't care how their employees behave. I find this quite worrying. If you take your children to a department store like House of Fraser, how can you be sure that your children are safe? Whenever I visit my department store, there is always a security guard standing next to the changing rooms! If I have more than one child with me, I cannot supervise all of them at every moment. What are the BSIA and SIA doing about this? Should anybody with a criminal record be allowed to be a security guard? Are there any statistics about how many security guards have a criminal record? A few years ago, the Home Office employeed cleaners as well as security guards who did not even have a work permit!!!