EEA Temporary Private Security Workers

If you are authorised in one European member state to operate or provide private security services, you can do so on a temporary basis in another member state without the need to undergo further checks from the state you wish to work in. However, you do need to register with the state you wish to work in.

This means that if you have a licence to provide private security services in your country, you can use that authority to provide services on a temporary basis within the UK. Where there is no such authority in your country, you can work in the UK if you can show you have worked in the private security industry in your country for two years in the last ten years. In both cases, you will need to register with the SIA before you can work on a temporary basis in the UK.

To be listed on the Register, individuals from all of the EEA member states excluding Switzerland need to complete a declaration form with evidence that they are legally established in their home member state and have no criminal convictions. They must re-register every year using the same form if they wish to continue to work on a temporary basis.

Download the declaration form (download size: 42kb)

We have published a guidance document (download size: 71kb) explaining how to complete the declaration and the supporting documents you need to provide.

The list should be used in conjunction with our Register of Licence Holders.