National Security Inspectorate

For over 40 years, we have helped protect businesses and homeowners by providing robust, high quality audits of home security, business security and fire safety service providers.

Businesses and homeowners who choose NSI approved companies have the reassurance that their contractors will work to the highest industry standards demanded by the Police, Fire and Rescue Services and the insurance industry. The NSI Directory lists all the companies who have successfully achieved NSI certification.

NSI is accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), which operates under a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government through the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

UKAS is the sole national accreditation body recognised by the government to assess organisations that provide certification, testing, inspection and calibration services against international standards. UKAS approval demonstrates the competence, impartiality and performance capability of these evaluators. UKAS ensures that bodies like NSI run their certification schemes in accordance with the International Standard for Accredited Certification such as ISO 17021 and ISO 17065.

Trading Standards - Dumfries and Galloway

The Dumfries and Galloway Trusted Trader Scheme is a local business partnership aimed at increasing consumer confidence, supporting local businesses, and helping protect people from doorstep crime. The scheme is operated by Dumfries and Galloway Council Trading Standards Service. Businesses signing up to the scheme must abide by certain terms and conditions which reflect their responsible and sensible approach to the way they trade and conduct their business.

A major feature of the scheme is customer feedback which is published on an online database maintained by an independent third party, Referenceline Ltd.

Member firms shall be responsible for their work and Dumfries and Galloway Council accepts no liability for any work done.