Regulations to Implement the Private Security Industry Act 2001 - in respect of private investigation and precognition agents

The consultation

Under the Private Security Industry Act 2001 the Home Office set up the Security Industry Authority (SIA) as the non-departmental public body responsible for regulating the private security industry. The 2001 Act provides for the licensing of licensable activities as defined in the Act: manned-guarding (cash and valuables in transit, close protection, door supervision, public space surveillance [CCTV], and security guarding), immobilisation, restriction and removal of vehicles, key holding, private investigation and security consultancy.

Following the introduction of SIA licensing in the manned guarding, immobilisation, restriction and removal of vehicles and key holding sectors, the government has decided that regulation should now be extended to include the activities of private investigators and the related work of precognition agents (who interview witnesses in civil and criminal proceedings in Scotland).

This consultation document below considered options for regulating these activities under the 2001 act. It set out the Government’s preferred option and a framework for achieving this.

This consultation closed in October 2007.

Responses

The government received 163 responses to the consultation paper, of which 75 responded on the proposed options for licensing of private investigation and precognition agents.

Our conclusion from the responses received is that there is a sizeable majority in support of licensing with competency criteria. The government proposes to proceed with the regulation of private investigation and precognition agents by the Security Industry Authority.

You can download the responses report below.

Date: Tue May 06 16:58:41 BST 2008

• Regulations to Implement the Private Security Industry Act 2001 - in respect of private investigation and precognition agents (PDF file - 839kb)

  Following the introduction of Security Industry Authority licensing in the first three sectors, the government has decided that regulation should now be extended to include the activities of private investigators and the related work of precognition agents (who interview witnesses in civil and criminal proceedings in Scotland).

• Responses to the consultation: Regulation to implement the private security industry act 2001 (PDF file - 142kb)

  This document is the post-consultation report for the consultation paper: Regulation to implement the Private Security Industry Act 2001 in respect of the Private Investigation and Precognition Agents.

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