Closed consultation

Licensing of contractors who carry out security services and in-house CCTV operators

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Summary

The Home Office is consulting on proposals to implement the Manchester Arena Inquiry’s recommendations 7 and 8.

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Consultation description

The Manchester Arena Inquiry’s Volume 1 Report made two monitored recommendations concerning the security industry licensing regime:

  • to review whether in-house CCTV operators should be licensed (MR7)
  • to consider whether contractors who carry out security services should be licensed (MR8)

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Published 18 December 2025

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