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Statutory Instruments
Security Industry
Made
22nd February 2023
Laid before Parliament
24th February 2023
Coming into force
6th April 2023
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8(7) and 24(5) of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (“the Act”)(1).
In accordance with section 24(4) of the Act(2), before making these Regulations, the Secretary of State consulted the Scottish Ministers, the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland and the Security Industry Authority.
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 6th April 2023.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
2.—(1) The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) Regulations 2007(3) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 8(1) (fee to be paid on application for licence)(4), for “£210” substitute “£204”.
(3) In regulation 9 (transitional provision)(5), for “1st October 2019” substitute “6th April 2023”.
3.—(1) Regulation 3 of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 2011(6) is revoked.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2019(7) are revoked.
(3) Paragraph (2) is of no effect in relation to an application for a grant of a licence which, before the day on which these Regulations come into force, has been submitted in accordance with the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) Regulations 2007(8) to the Security Industry Authority and that application has been received.
Sarah Dines
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Home Office
22nd February 2023
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend regulations 8(1) and 9 of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/810).
Regulation 2(2) of these Regulations substitutes a fee of £204 for the previous fee of £210 for an application for a grant of a licence. Regulation 2(3) provides that the new fee applies to any application for the grant of a licence received by the Security Industry Authority on or after 6th April 2023.
Regulation 3 revokes the Private Security Industry Act 2001 Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2917) and the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1086). However, those latter 2019 Regulations remain in force in respect of any application for the grant of a licence submitted to and received by the Security Industry Authority before 6th April 2023.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no significant impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.
2001 c. 12. See section 24(1) for the definition of “prescribed”.
Section 24(4) was amended by section 171 of and paragraphs 1 and 11 of Schedule 15 to the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15) and S.I. 2010/976. There is another amending instrument not relevant to these Regulations.
S.I. 2007/810, amended by S.I. 2011/2917 and S.I. 2019/1086, there are other amending instruments but none are relevant.
Regulation 8(1) was amended by S.I. 2019/1086.
Regulation 9 was amended by S.I. 2019/1086.
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