How we vet guards
The person standing at your door is the whole product. Every guard on Rakhio passes five checks before their first shift — and you can see the verification date on every profile.
1
SIA licence checked against the official register
The licence number is checked against the SIA's public Register of Licence Holders — the same register councils and police use. No valid, in-date licence for the right activity, no account.
2
Badge photographed, front and back
Guards photograph their physical SIA badge with their phone camera during sign-up. Screenshots and gallery uploads of someone else's badge don't survive the next step.
3
Identity matched with a live selfie
A selfie holding the badge next to their face ties the licence to the person. The face, the badge photo, and the licence record all have to be the same human.
4
Human review of every application
No auto-approvals. A person compares the photos, the licence record, and the profile before a guard can appear in search. Applications that don't add up are rejected.
5
Re-checked after approval
Licences expire and can be revoked, so verification isn't a one-off: approved guards are re-checked against the register periodically, and every profile shows the date of its last check.
What you see on every profile
- ✓ The guard's verified SIA licence status with the date it was last checked
- ✓ Real reviews from completed, GPS-verified bookings — never imported, never invited in bulk
- ✓ The guard's own hourly rate, set by them, shown to you before you book
What we refuse to do
- ✕ No guard goes live without a valid SIA licence — supplying unlicensed security staff is a criminal offence, and we treat the register as the source of truth.
- ✕ No stock-photo profiles: the photo on the profile is the person who arrives, verified by the badge selfie.
- ✕ No pay-to-rank: search order reflects rating, distance, and price — a guard cannot buy their way up.