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You can use the public registers to check applications and to get details about a person or company’s licence or certificate.
You can use the public register to check the progress of applications for licences and certificates.
Find out the stages applications go through
You can also check the public register to find out if a person or company is licensed or certified and to get details about their licence or certificate:
Public register of the private security operators(external link)
The information about licences or certificates includes:
We list all applications for company or individual licences on the register of notices of intentions for one month before deciding whether to grant the application.
Members of the public can object to these applications if they do so within this month.
How to object to an application
Notices of intention register of applications(external link)
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