Requirements & Others

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Requirements to register your security company

  • IPA Compliance Certificate
  • IPA Abstract of Company
  • Completed Form 3A
  • Company Profile
  • Completed Security Guard Profile
  • Applications will be considered upon full compliance only.
  • All Applicant are advised to have a valid reliable company email address and phone number.

Minimum Wage requirements

The current government minimum wage requirement is K3.50 per hour but despite this it has been reported to the Authority by security guards from various companies that they were been paid below the K3.50 per hour. We advise the complainants to register their complaint with the Labor Department’s Industrial Section to investigate these type of allegations. Because the Security Industries Authority has no powers under the Security Protection Act to investigate such allegations and penalize offending security companies.

Request for Firearms by private security companies

The Security Protection Act 2004 does not empower the Registrar to issue firearms license to private security companies for security related duties. Despite this private security companies are still making presentations to the Registrar for approval to purchase weapons. The Registrar urges all security company owners to write direct to the Police Commissioner Who is the Registrar of Firearms under the Firearms Act or to enquire with the OIC Firearms section at the Police HQ Konedobu on Telephone 3226289.

Warning against engagement of unlicensed security companies and unpermitted guards

To promote transparency, good governance, and to protect the integrity of the industry the security industry players, service receivers and the general public are warned that it is an offence under Section 50 of the Security Protection Act 2004 to engage an unlicensed security company for business purposes.

It is also an offence under Section 51 of the Security Protection Act for person’s or entities to engage security guards without permits. And offences under section 50 and 51 carries a penalty of K1000 fine each. We therefore urge person (s) or entities intending to engage the services of private security companies for business purposes to first contact the Security Industries Authority staff to ensure that the security company(s) they intent to engage are licensed and have permits issued to all their employed guards.