Guild of Master Locksmiths UK, A Trade and Training Association are a non-profit guild that was created to help maintain fair business ethics for local locksmith businesses in the Northeast of England and throughout the UK. Each of the guild registered locksmiths have the same prices, skill sets and work together to make our business fair and equal for all locksmiths in the guild and do our best to prevent criminals who operate crooked locksmith business,  and take advantage of the general public.

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The guild is an agreement, an arbitration between businesses owners of a set of terms and bylaws and ethical practices that we work by and agree to, this helps prevent damage to our industry by stopping undercutting and price slashing or gouging along with conflict within the locksmith industry.

The Guild of Master Locksmiths UK (GMLUK) also requires all of its members to have undertaken a minimum of 15 weeks to 36 weeks of training under a Master Locksmith and registered and accredited LTTA Locksmith Teacher Training Award member which carries a strict criteria to be able to carry this level 6 award along with a AET level 3 Award in Education and Training. This nationally recognized qualification carries 12 QCF credits which is the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) and demonstrates competence and readiness to work as a teacher, trainer, or tutor in various educational settings. Before a locksmith can become a member, they must complete a minimum oof 15 weeks of training to become a full Guild Member and operate a locksmith business in the UK. We also offer our Trade Skills Membership which is earned by employees of companies who hire our training team to carry training for the staff of that company. These staff members will need to be CRB /DBS checked before they undertake the course and become Trade Skills Members. 

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Each full member must have also undergone our strict criteria and checks to carry the Safe Contractor Approved badge which looks at the locksmiths DBS / CRB checks and insurance along with health and safety to DPA Data Protection and and requires them to undertake a series of courses in consumer law and much more. 

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The GMLUK work more within locksmith training regulations rather than with the public with regards to lobbying for higher security ratings on locks and hardware. The GMLUK are more focused on dealing with the locksmith training industry and its regulations, awards and certifications. Locksmithing does not come under the Security Industry Authority, and there is no government licensing of locksmiths. This in effect means that anyone can trade as a locksmith irrespective of background, motive or competence. The Guild of Master Locksmiths was also created to help with this issue for training locksmiths that required awards to legitimise there skill sets along with meeting insurance underwriters criteria. Unlike other locksmith regulators in the UK we do not background check a locksmith personally, the locksmith must submit there own background information to gain security clearance to access our training content and gain access to certification which is required to purchase locksmith tools.