Licence for a responsible manager (deputy or temporary)

A manager licence may be granted to a person who:

• is at least 18 years old
• has satisfactorily obtained a Specialist Qualification for Security Officers that meets the requirements laid down in the Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and is in accordance with the Vocational Adult Education Act, or an equivalent specialist qualification (manager training)
• is known to be an honest and reliable person, and has personal qualities that make them a suitable manager
• is employed by the applying organisation.

An exception to the education requirements concerning security services can be accepted if:

• the licence holder or applicant is engaged only in security work,
• the applicant has fewer than five full-time employees, and
• the person proposed as the manager has engaged in security services for at least three years.

The manager licence remains in effect until further notice. However, it shall remain in effect for only as long as the manager continues in his or her duties.

You can submit the application on the online service of the police or in writing. 

In your application, please indicate: 

• applicant's (company) name and address, and personal identification number or date of birth
• applicant's business and organisation ID
• the name, address and personal identification number or date of birth of the person proposed as the manager or temporary manager
• proposed number of managers or temporary managers, and their areas of responsibility and division of duties
• proposed period of validity for a temporary manager licence.

In the application, please attach details

• of the satisfactory completion of manager training
• report on the fulfilment of the special requirements for a holder of a security sector business licence or applicant engaged in security work, if the applicant has not completed manager training
• certificate of the person proposed as the manager or temporary manager being employed by the holder of the security sector business licence
• consent of the person proposed as the manager or temporary manager
• statement on the existence of unforeseen reasons required for a temporary manager licence.

The National Police Board may ask the applicant to present additional documentation related to the approval.

For a particular reason, the National Police Board may place time-specific, regional or duty specific terms and limitations on the manager licence and temporary manager licence due to training, personal qualities and other such circumstances.

According to law, the responsible manager must hold the specialist qualification of a Security Officer. 

The qualification of a responsible manager used to be the statutory requirement for responsible managers but it has not, since the beginning of 2017, been a sufficient qualification for granting the licence of a responsible manager to a person. An exception to this is the replacement of a valid licence as long as the employment relationship is not suspended. 

Alternative training (company engaged in the business of security services)

If a holder of a security sector business licence engages only in the security services business, the following specialist qualifications shall be considered equal to the Specialist Qualification for Security Officers laid down in law

• Master Locksmith
• Electrician
• Information and Telecommunications

that includes a module concerning safety legislation or safety standards and instructions.

More information regarding training is available from vocational education institutes that offer Specialist Qualifications (for Security Officers).