Almost 30% of door staff have not applied for a licence

RANDOM checks from the country’s security staff watchdog have found that almost one-third of door staff have not applied for a licence, as required by law.

The Private Security Authority (PSA) also revealed that it has secured 11 successful prosecutions in court against unlicensed operators in the security sector, and one successful prosecution against a client who used an unlicensed operator. Of the 11 cases against unlicensed operators, all but two were against security guarding companies, with the remainder carried out against security alarm installers and monitors.

Under the Private Security Services Act 2004, licences for security contractors are mandatory since April of last year, while licences became mandatory for alarm installers and monitors since August 2006.