SIA Equality and Diversity 6

Question 1

What is the role of an Equality Impact Assessment in a door supervision context?

Accepted Answer

A systematic review of policies and practices to identify whether they could disproportionately affect people with protected characteristics

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A test that door supervisors must pass to get their SIA licence

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A form that patrons must complete before entering a venue

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A legal document filed with the courts after a discrimination complaint

Question 2

Under what circumstances can a door supervisor lawfully conduct a more thorough search of a patron based on their ethnicity?

Accepted Answer

When intelligence suggests a specific threat from a person matching a detailed description including ethnicity

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Whenever the door supervisor considers it appropriate based on experience

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When the venue owner instructs them to target certain ethnic groups

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Under no circumstances — more thorough searches based on ethnicity are always unlawful

Question 3

A deaf patron approaches the venue entrance. What reasonable adjustments should a door supervisor consider?

Accepted Answer

Face the patron directly, speak clearly, use written communication or gestures, and ensure any emergency procedures are communicated visually

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Refuse entry as communication will be too difficult

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Shout louder so the patron can hear

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Insist the patron brings an interpreter before entering

Question 4

What is intersectionality and why is it relevant to door supervision?

Accepted Answer

The recognition that people can experience discrimination based on multiple overlapping protected characteristics simultaneously, creating unique and compounded disadvantage

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A type of road junction that requires traffic management

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A security technique for managing multiple entry points

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A legal term for when two different laws contradict each other

Question 5

A venue's management instructs door supervisors to refuse entry to anyone wearing traditional African clothing. What should the door supervisor do?

Accepted Answer

Refuse to follow the instruction as it constitutes racial discrimination, and report it to the SIA and management's senior leadership

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Follow the instruction as management sets the door policy

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Follow the instruction but document their disagreement

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Apply the policy but make exceptions when they personally disagree

Question 6

Which of the following best demonstrates cultural awareness by a door supervisor during a large-scale event?

Accepted Answer

Being aware that different cultures have different personal space norms, greeting customs, and communication styles, and adapting their approach accordingly while maintaining security standards

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Treating all patrons identically with no consideration of cultural differences

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Avoiding interaction with patrons from unfamiliar cultures

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Assuming that all patrons from the same country behave the same way