National Canine Training and Accreditation Scheme – Private Security Industry
The National Canine Training and Accreditation Scheme – Private Security Industry sets standards for the explosives detection dog team accreditation in the private security sector.
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The National Canine Training and Accreditation Scheme – Private Security Industry (NCTAS-P) is intended to provide the operators of sites procuring and using explosives detection dog (EDD) services with confidence in the quality of those services through accreditation of each EDD team (a specific dog and handler pairing).
NCTAS-P has been developed as part of a collaborative effort between:
- Home Office
- Counter Terrorism Policing (CTPHQ)
- Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI)
It supports the government’s counter-terrorism strategy (CONTEST).
NCTAS-P is a voluntary scheme. Access to security-sensitive supporting information will only be given to UK private sector security or detection dog service providers on registration of interest and subject to completion of background checks.
To register interest and find out more about NCTAS-P, please contact nctasp@homeoffice.gov.uk.
Once registered, we will keep the community updated as updated versions are published.
You can read further information and guidance on the effective training and operation of detection dogs.