Full Regulatory Impact Assessment for Manned Guards & Keyholders

2. Refuse a licence toanyone with anycriminal record otherthan for minor offences.3. Establish a set ofcriteria which seek tobalance the need tomake a real differenceto criminality andprofessional standardsin the industry, with theneed for the criteria tobe proportionate to therisks faced, place noadditional burdens onbusiness and allowbona fide businesses tocontinue to be viable.not inherently give rise to significantadditional recruitment costs.• Little improvementover current levels of criminality andcompetency in these industry sectorsand public and police confidencewould remain low.• Benefits for those individualsand companies that were able to meetthe very demanding criteria.• Would be in a verystrong position in a substantiallyreduced market, but they would havehad to meet significant training andrecruitment costs.• Benefit to the police andpublic, who would have high levels ofconfidence in the quality of individualsand companies providing securityguarding and keyholding services.• Shortage of manned guards orkeyholders could have a negativeimpact on the confidence and safety ofcustomers.• Reduce offending inthe private security industry and to givethe public greater confidence in theindustry.• Benefit for vulnerable membersof the public.• Can rely on security guards fortheir safety in public places.• Security guards with higherlevels of skill in first aid, drugawareness and conflict managementwould make their working environmenta much safer place.• Should lead to greater jobsatisfaction. As a result, there would belower levels of staff turnover, resultingin lower recruitment costs and higherskill levels.• Licensed individuals and theiremployers would be able to chargemore for demonstrably higherstandards of service.criminality.• Businesssectors would retain alow level of police andpublic confidence.• High levels ofstaff turnover willcontinue.• Highrecruitment and trainingcosts.• High proportionwould fail to meet thestandards.• Many would beexcluded fromemployment resulting insignificant recruitmentcosts for companiesboth supplying andusing the services.• Might lead toan increase in publicand police confidence.• Reduction incrime around thesesectors of employment.• High levels ofevasion• Continuingunlicensed activity.• Shortagesof licensed operators.• Training costs• Ongoingrecruitment costs.• Training costs• Cost for alicence• Lower staffturnover• Greatermarketability• Staffrecruitment22