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Licences are currently required by contractors operating in the following sectors:

  • Door Supervisor (Event Security)
  • Door Supervisor (Licensed Premises)
  • Security Guard (Event Security)
  • Security Guard (Static)
  • Security Guard (Alarm Monitoring)
  • Security Guard (CCTV Monitoring)

  • Enforcement Guard

  • Access Control (Installation and Maintenance)
  • CCTV (Installation and Maintenance)
  • Intruder Alarm (Installation and Maintenance)
  • Cash In Transit
  • Private Investigators
  • Locksmith

Employees working in the Enforcement Guard sector will have to hold a PSA Door Supervisor or a PSA Security Guard licence from the 31st March 2023.  A new training course for enforcement guards is currently being developed.  When the course is approved a new employee enforcement guard licence will be introduced.  The PSA expects this to be in early 2024.

Contractors who provide services in the Door Supervisor (Licensed Premises), Security Guard (Static) and Cash In Transit sectors will also need to ensure that their employees who provide these services are also licensed. Information on employee licensing is available on the Licensing Menu at the top of the website.

The roll out of licensing to contractors in the Suppliers and Installers of Safes and Security Consultant sectors will be announced in due course.