Licencsing Division can by contacted by email at licensing@psa.gov.ie
To see details of the New Employee Licence Card click
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TYPES OF LICENCE Two types of licence are
issued by the Authority:
Licences are
issued for a period of two years.
Contractor Licences The Authority currently licences contractors in the following
sectors:
·
Door
Supervisor (Licensed Premises) ·
Security Guard
(Static) ·
Installer
(Intruder Alarm) · Security Guard (Monitoring Centre)
· Cash In Transit Individual
Licences
Licences are required by individuals working in the Door
Supervisor (Licensed Premises) and Security Guard (Static)
sectors. Licensing
of other sectors is currently being developed and will be announced in due
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APPLYING FOR A CONTRACTOR LICENCE Applications for a contractor licence require the following:
·
Completed
Application Form ·
Prescribed
Licence Fee (see COST OF A CONTRACTOR LICENCE below) ·
Current Tax
Clearance Certificate ·
Certificate of
Incorporation (for companies) ·
Certificate of
Business Name (where the trade/business name is different to the name of the
beneficial owner of the business) · Garda Vetting Form for each of the principals (directors of companies,
partners in partnerships, sole trader, shareholder with a holdi
ng of 20% or gre ater) ·
Foreign
Criminal Record Certificate for any director, partner or sole trader who has
spent 6 months or more in a foreign jurisdiction · Evidence of attainment of the required
standard (see STANDARDS REQUIRED FOR CONRACTORS LICENCE below) Contractor
Application Packs can be downloaded from the Forms Tab on the left side of
this page. Completed Applications
together with the prescribed fee should be sent to: The Private Security
Authority, Davis Street, Tipperary Town, Co. Tipperary. The Authority does not accept incomplete
applications and these will be returned to applicants.
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COST OF A CONTRACTOR LICENCE The licence fee consists of two components
– an administration fee and a sectoral fee
which is based on the turnover of the contractor for each sector . Thus a contractor operating in more than one
sector will pay one administration fee and
the appropriate sectoral fee for each area of activity. The two year licence fee is chargeable on
the annual turnover per sector, on the
following basis: Administration Fee €1,000
Turnover < €625,000
€1,250 Total €2,250 Turnover < €1,250,000
€2,500 Total €3,500 Turnover < €3,750,000
€5,000 Total
€6,000 Turnover < €10,000,000 €9,000 Total €10,000
Turnover > €10,000,000 €19,000 Total €20,000
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STANDARDS REQUIRED FOR CONTRACTORS LICENCE The table below sets out the standards which must be complied with for
licensing purposes by the sectors currently subject to PSA
licensing: SECTOR | Relevant Quality Management Standard | Relevant Product or Technical Standard | Door Security, Security Guarding (Static) | I.S. 999:2004 | N/A | Installers of
Intruder Alarms | SR40 | IS EN 50131-1
and IS EN 50131-7 | Alarm Receiving
Centres | SR41 | IS
228 | Cash-in-Transit | IS 998 | PSA
CIT1:2007 |
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EXEMPTIONS FOR NEW ENTRANTS TO INSTALLER (INTRUDER ALARM) SECTOR A new entrant to the Installer (Intruder
Alarm) Sector cannot achieve the Standard(EN50131) and SR 40 unless he/she completes the installation of a number
of alarms. As the installation
of alarms without a licence is an offence the contractor must apply
for an exemption from the Private Security
Authority to install alarms under Section 3(2) of the Private Security Services Act 2004. The
exemption must be applied for in conjunction with an application for a licence
and in advance of any alarms being
installed. All new applicants must request an exemption to install alarms. Before an
exemption letter can issue from the Authority the applicant
must: Lodge a
completed application form Pay the prescribed
fee Provide a valid Tax Clearance
Certificate Provide completed Garda Vetting Form(s)/Criminal Record
Certificate(s)(if applicable) Provide a
Certificate of Incorporation Provide a
Certificate of Business Name and provide
the name of the certification body and evidence of having applied to the certification body for
certification.
Please ensure that all necessary
documentation is included with your application, as its non-inclusion may result in your application being
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RENEWING A CONTRACTOR LICENCE Contractor Licences are issued for a period of two years. To renew a
licence the following items are required: - Completed Application
Form -
Prescribed Licence Fee (See COST OF A CONTRACTOR LICENCE above) - Garda Vetting Forms to be completed
in full.(The is a Garda requirement) - Current Tax Clearance
Certificate - Evidence of attainment
of the required standard - Recent auditors
certificate of turnover for each sector or letter from accountant. Foreign
Criminal Record Certificates are not required, if previously supplied and
provided no person who is required to be vetted has resided outside Ireland for
6 months or more during the term of the licence. The
Certificate of Incorporation and the Certificate of Business Name are not
required if there has been no change in details since original
application. You can download
the Contractors Application Pack which is used for
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OUR GUIDELINES ON CRIMINALITY The Authority has developed guidelines on criminality. The
guidelines apply to both contractor and individual applications. The
Authority will exercise its discretion when deciding whether to issue a licence
to a person who has a criminal record.
Each application will be decided according to the Authority’s guidelines
and a person with conviction(s) will not always be prohibited from holding a
licence.
In
deciding whether to grant a licence the Authority will take the following into
account: nature
and seriousness of the offence(s) involved the length of time since completion
of sentence overall
interests of the public good relationship of the crime
to the purpose of requiring a licence age
of person when offence was committed conduct of person before and after offence evidence of rehabilitation
A copy of the guidelines are available here |
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OBLIGATION TO ADVISE AUTHORITY OF CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES Licence Holders are obliged to
inform the Authority if there has been any change in their circumstances. They
can do so by emailing the Authority's Licensing Division at licensing@psa.gov.ie
A change of circumstances
would include any one of the following: For Contractors: -
change of business address - change of
directors/partners - conviction against any
principal/director/partner - conviction against the
business - change of legal status of
business - appointment of
liquidator/receiver - cessation of business For Employees - change of address - criminal conviction -
case pending against you in any court - arrest for any
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APPLYING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL (EMPLOYEE) LICENCE Applications for an
individual licence require the following: · Completed Application Form ·
Prescribed
Licence Fee (see COST OF AN EMPLOYEE LICENCE below) ·
Copy of Birth
Certificate, Passport or Driving Licence · Completed Garda Vetting Form
· Foreign Criminal Record Certificate if you have spent 6 months or more
in a foreign jurisdiction ·
Evidence of
attainment of the required training qualification (see TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
FOR AN EMPLOYEE LICENCE below)
Employee Application Packs can be
downloaded from the Forms Tab on the left side of this page. Completed Applications tog ether with the
prescribed fee should be sent to: The Private Security Authority, Davis Street,
Tipperary Town, Co. Tipperary. The
Authority does not accept incomplete applications and these will be returned to
applicants. |
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COST OF AN EMPLOYEE LICENCE Employee Licence Fees are as follows: Door Supervisor (licensed
premises) licence €130
Security Guard (static) licence €80
Both Sectors
(Applied for at the same time) €190
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TRAINING REQUIRED FOR AN EMPLOYEE LICENCE The table below
sets out the training requirements which are required for licensing purposes.
Further information on training can be found in the Training & Standards
Tab on the left of this page. Category Of
Licence
| Minimum Training Requirement
| Door Supervisor (licensed premises) Licence | Door Security Procedures FETAC Level 4 Minor Award (L12275 or C 10267)
or equivalent. | Security Guard (static)
Licence | Basic Guarding Skills
FETAC Level 4 Minor Award (L12407 or C10266) or Security Industry Awareness
FETAC Level 4 Minor award (C10164) or equivalent. |
The Authority will accept the following as
evidence of having attained the
relevant training qualification; - A copy of your FETAC certificate or
equivalent qualification
- A Notification of Completion of FETAC
Award Form (Form TRF) from a FETAC accredited training provider. (A list of
accredited providers is available on our Training &
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RENEWING AN EMPLOYEE LICENCE Individual (Employee) Licences are issued for a period of two years. To
renew a licence the following items are required:
- Completed Application Form -
Prescribed Licence Fee
- Completed Garda Vetting Form
(Form GVR)
and if a licence holder has resided outside of the country since
the 1st January 2007 and has not already provided us with a Criminal Record
Certificate for this period,
- Foreign Criminal Record
Certificate
The
vetting form is different from
the one completed by new applicants. Licence holders will be required to
complete vetting form GVR and to provide all their addresses from the
1st January 2007.
Licence holders who wish to add a sector to their licence must includ e
evidence (in the required format) of having completed the training with the
renewal application.
The
Licence Fee for renewals is the same as first time applicants at €130 for DSP,
€80 for SGS and €190 for both sectors.
You can download the Employee Renewal Pack which provides all forms required
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IDENTITY BADGES Since the 1st September 2009, all licensed individuals
must wear an identity badge at all times while providing a security service.
This is a legal reguirement and is set down in section 30 of the Private
Security Services Act 2004. Failure to wear a badge may result in you being
prosecuted and facing a fine of up to €3,000. The identity badge
must be clearly visible at all times and displayed on the upper torso (above
the stomach and below the neck). The following is not acceptable: - Hanging the badge from a belt around the
waist.
- Clipping the badge behind a neck tie.
- Placing the badge in a shirt pocket or jacket
pocket.
- Placing the badge under a jumper or jacket.
Failure to wear the badge in
the correct manner may result in your licence being revoked. Guidelines on identity badges are available
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