Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 102(5) of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1987, for approval by resolution of the House of Commons.
2020 No.0000
Fees And Charges

The Private Security Industry (Licence Fees) Order 2020

Made***
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 102(4) of the Finance (No. 2) Act 19871, makes the following Order.

In accordance with section 102(5) of that Act a draft of this instrument was laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the House of Commons.

Citation, commencement and interpretation1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Private Security Industry (Licence Fees) Order 2020 and comes into force on 1st April 2020.

(2)

In this Order, “the 2001 Act” means the Private Security Industry Act 20012.

Matter to be taken into account when prescribing a fee to be paid on application for a licence under section 8 of the Private Security Industry Act 20012.

(1)

On the exercise by the Secretary of State of the power to prescribe a fee under section 8(7)3 of the 2001 Act, the matter referred to in paragraph (2) is to be taken into account in determining the costs of the functions referred to in paragraph (3).

(2)

The matter is the recovery of any deficit incurred in relation to the functions mentioned in paragraph (3).

(3)

The functions are the functions of the Security Industry Authority relating to licences to engage in licensable conduct under section 1(2)(a) and section 8 of the 2001 Act.

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Home Office
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

Under section 8(7) of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (c. 12) a fee is to be paid on making an application for the grant of a licence to engage in licensable conduct within the meaning of section 3 of that Act. The Secretary of State’s power to prescribe the fee is set out in section 24(1) of that Act. This Order specifies a matter that is to be taken into account by the Secretary of State when determining costs to be considered in fixing those fees. This Order allows the Secretary of State to prescribe fees at a level which takes into account past deficits and current costs.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary, or public sector is foreseen.