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27/01/2010: 27/01/2010Successful Prosecution and Substantial Fines secured by the PSA
Monday 25 January 2010: The Private Security Authority achieved its first successful
outcome in a prosecution case in 2010 at Dublin Metropolitan District Court.
GTR Security Limited t/a J&I Security were convicted of 27 charges for
breach of the Private Security Services Act 2004. GTR Security Limited t/a J&I Security pleaded guilty to
providing Security Guard (static) services without a licence.
Representatives for the company stated that GTR Security Limited t/a
J&I Security was a phoenix from J&I Security which ceased trading at
the end of 2007. However, Judge Reilly stated that "I don't want the
message going out that by changing companies you can continue to trade without
a licence". She said "it was clear that GTR Security Limited t/a
J&I Security did not want to lose a lucrative business and took it upon
themselves to continue to operate and disregard the law".
Judge Reilly also stated that
"In the public interest, operating in the private security industry must
be well regulated and that the protections afforded to companies by their
Limited status did not absolve them from their obligations with regard to the
law". She stated that "the company deliberately continued in business
without a licence and she likened it to driving a car without insurance. Such
activity could not be condoned".
Judge Reilly convicted GTR
Security Limited t/a J&I Security on all 27 counts and imposed Fines of
€8,000 and Costs of €5,000 with 3 months to pay.
Ms
Geraldine Larkin, CEO of the Authority welcomed the Court decision
in this case stating that "the
level of Fines reflected the seriousness of the offences".
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