Licencing Deadlines

All companies or persons operating or working in or providing security services or installing security equipment in the Security Industry are now the subject of Licensing.

The current deadlines for obtaining a Licence to operate in the Security Industry are as follows:-

Please note it will be an offence to continue to operate after the licensing deadline and both the security provider and their clients will be liable to prosecution.

Manned Guarding & Door Supervision

• Companies - 1st April 2006
• Staff - 1st April 2007

Cash in Transit

• Companies - 1st December 2006
• Staff - Unknown at this time

Electronics (Alarm, Access Control & CCTV installers)

• Companies - 1st August 2006
• Staff - Unknown at this time

Monitoring

• Companies - 1st August 2006
• Staff - Unknown at this time

Event Security

• Companies - Unknown at this time
• Staff - Unknown at this time

Licencing deadlines will be updated as information becomes available.