2023 No. 193

Security Industry

The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

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 Act2, before making these Regulations, the Secretary of State consulted the Scottish Ministers, the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland and the Security Industry Authority.

Citation, commencement and extent1

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.

Amendments to the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) Regulations 20072

1

The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) Regulations 20073 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”.

Revocation and savings3

1

Regulation 3 of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 20116 is revoked.

2

Subject to paragraph (3), the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 20197 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 20078 to the Security Industry Authority and that application has been received.

Sarah DinesParliamentary Under Secretary of StateHome Office
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(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.