Standards Required For Licensing

The table below sets out the standards which must be complied with for licensing purposes by the sectors currently subject to PSA licensing:

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Category Of Licence	Standard(s) Required	Auditing Guidelines	Information Notes
Door Supervisor	PSA 28:2013 PSA 31:2023	PSA 28 Auditing Guidelines	PSA 31 Information Pack PSA 52.1 PSA Licence Card Requirements
Door Supervisor (Event Security)	PSA 39:2014 PSA 31:2023	PSA 39 Auditing Guidelines	PSA 31 Information Pack PSA 92 Information Note for Sporting Organisations PSA 93 Information Note for Event Promoters and Organisers
Security Guard (Alarm Monitoring)	PSA 33:2014	PSA 33 Auditing Guidelines
Security Guard (CCTV Monitoring)	PSA 33:2014	PSA 33 Auditing Guidelines	PSA 20 Data Protection & CCTV
Security Guard (Event Security)	PSA 39:2014 PSA 31:2023	PSA 39 Auditing Guidelines	PSA 31 Information Pack
Security Guard (Guarding)	PSA 28:2013 PSA 31:2023	PSA 28 Auditing Guidelines	PSA 31 Information Pack PSA 52.1 PSA Licence Card Requirements
Event Temporary Licence Training	PSA 49:2020		PSA 88 Event Security Personnel PSA 89 Event Security Temporary Licence
Enforcement Guard	PSA 91:2023 PSA 31:2023	PSA 91 Auditing Guidelines	PSA 31 Information Pack
Installer (Access Control)	PSA67:2021 PSA 74: 2019	PSA 67 Auditing Guidelines PSA 74 Auditing Guidelines	PSA 19 CCTV, Access Control and Intruder Alarm Systems PSA 21 Access Control PSA 60 Automatic Gates PSA 85 Information Note on PSA 67 PSA 82 Employer ID Badge Guidelines
Temporary Licence (Access Control)	PSA 67:2021 PSA 74: 2019	PSA 67 Auditing Guidelines PSA 74 Auditing Guidelines PSA 57 Auditing Guidelines	PSA 19 CCTV, Access Control and Intruder Alarm Systems PSA 25A Temporary Licences PSA 85 Information Note on PSA 67 PSA 82 Employer ID Badge Guidelines
Installer (CCTV)	PSA 2006:12 PSA 74: 2019	PSA 74 Auditing Guidelines	PSA 19 CCTV, Access Control and Intruder Alarm Systems PSA 20 Data Protection & CCTV PSA 22A CCTV PSA 71 Information Note on Data Protection & Domestic CCTV PSA 82 Employer ID Badge Guidelines
Temporary Licence Installer (CCTV)	PSA 2006:12 PSA 74: 2019	PSA 57 Auditing Guidelines PSA 74 Auditing Guidelines	PSA 19 CCTV, Access Control and Intruder Alarm Systems PSA 25A Temporary Licences PSA 71 Information Note on Data Protection & Domestic CCTV PSA 82 Employer ID Badge Guidelines
Installer (Intruder Alarm)	IS EN 50131-1 together with IS EN 50131-7 PSA 74: 2019	PSA 74 Auditing Guidelines	PSA 19 CCTV, Access Control and Intruder Alarm Systems PSA 82 Employer ID Badge Guidelines
Temporary Licence Installer (Intruder Alarm)	IS EN 50131-1 together with IS EN 50131-7 PSA 74: 2019	PSA 57 Auditing Guidelines PSA 74 Auditing Guidelines	PSA 25A Temporary Licences PSA 82 Employer ID Badge Guidelines
Cash-in-Transit	PSA CIT2:2014 together with PSA 76: 2018	none
Private Investigator	PSA 42:2015	PSA 42 Auditing Guidelines	PSA 53 Private Investigator Information Note PSA 63 Data Protection and Vehicle Trackers PSA 87 Private Investigator Employee Licensing PSA 82 Employer ID Badge Guidelines PSA 52.1 PSA Licence Card Requirements
Locksmiths	PSA 55:2022	PSA 55 Auditing Guidelines	PSA 58.1 Locksmiths PSA 82 Employer ID Badge Guidelines PSA 79 Locksmiths FAQs PSA 90 Information Note on Asbestos in Safes
Supplier of Safes (w.e.f. 30 May 2025)	PSA 94:2024 PSA 74: 2019 PSA 55:2022	PSA 94 Auditing Guidelines PSA 74 Auditing Guidelines N.B. PSA55:2022 applies to PSA Licensed Locksmiths only. PSA Licensed Locksmiths providing services in the Safes Sector must meet the requirements of PSA55:2022 & PSA 94:2024.
Installer of Safes (w.e.f. 30 May 2025	PSA 94:2024 PSA 74: 2019 PSA 55:2022	PSA 94 Auditing Guidelines PSA 74 Auditing Guidelines N.B. PSA55:2022 applies to PSA Licensed Locksmiths only. PSA Licensed Locksmiths providing services in the Safes Sector must meet the requirements of PSA55:2022 & PSA 94:2024.

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