Licensing Act 2003 Explanatory Notes

Section 21 – Mandatory condition: door supervision

68.This section applies where the provision of door supervision is a requirement of the premises licence. It requires the licence to provide that anyone carrying out such a security function must be licensed by the Security Industry Authority established under the Private Security Industry Act 2001. Subsection (2) specifies some exceptions to this requirement (e.g. theatres). The provisions of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 are amended by paragraph 118 of Schedule 6 to the Act.

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