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Legal requirements for the security industry

  • Providing fingerprints for security licences
  • Disqualifying offences for security licences
  • Security licence exemption for ID scanning
  • Rules about weapons for security licences
  • Join an approved security industry association
  • Approved security industry association requirements
  • Airport security personnel requirements

Rules about weapons for security licences

A security licence does not authorise you to carry any firearms, handcuffs or batons.

To find out more about weapons laws, please contact Weapons Licensing.

Find out about weapon licensing

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Security provider laws and regulations

The laws and regulations security providers must obey include:

  • Security Providers Act 1993
  • Security Providers Regulation 2008
  • Security Providers (Crowd Controller Code of Practice) Regulation 2008
  • Security Providers (Security Firm Code of Practice) Regulation 2008
  • Security Providers (Security Officer—Licensed Premises—Code of Practice) Regulation 2008.

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Last updated:
20 October 2020

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