Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the acquittal of Jamie Bryson on 2 May 2025 by the Belfast Magistrates Court, what assessment they have made of the conduct of the Security Industry Authority in that prosecution; and what assessment they have made of the value for money for taxpayers of the cost of that prosecution.

The SIA is an operationally independent arm’s length body, responsible for the service it provides, including how it manages its private prosecutions.

The organisation is already accountable to Parliament for its activities, including its financial accounts, which are audited by the National Audit Office and laid in Parliament on an annual basis.

There are no plans for an independent review of the Security Industry Authority’s prosecution of Jamie Bryson.