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The use of biometrics to identify an individual’s unique characteristics offers a series of benefits
that have not gone unnoticed by many governments. In the last few years, governmental
authorities have instigated the research and implementation of pilot programs and biometric
registers for the identification of their citizens, including in passports, identity cards and driving
licenses.
Registry of Event Admission Staff (ReCAP)
In 2008 National Law No. 26.370 was passed, which set out rules for the authorization of
personnel who deal with the admission and control of the general public at events, and for
employers involved in organizing and running public events and shows.
In the Province of Buenos Aires Law No. 13.964 was passed, which adopted the same regime as
already established nationally, and in terms of the subsequent Regulatory Decree 1096/09 the
Provincial Public Registry of Event Admission Staff was created. This registry, maintained within
the purview of the Subsecretariat of Planning in the Ministry of Justice and Security, and whose
head is appointed by the Executive, is responsible for the authorization of those who carry out
work related to the admission and control of the general public.
Structurally the Registry is organized into two departments:
Registration Department: This takes care of all procedures for the authorization of admission
staff and the production of work permits and ID cards. All authorized personnel must display
their ID cards at all times when working and the work permit represents their authority to carry
out this type of work.
Authorisation Department: This department receives all of the documentation from businesses
and venues, as well as granting authorizations to event staff companies and registering venues.
The Provincial Office of Biometrics has set down a protocol for the recording of personal data
in the Registration Department. This provides for the biometric registration of all authorised
staff by recording fingerprints, a photograph and a digital signature.
Directorate General of Private Security Agencies
The Directorate General of Private Security Agencies is an organization, under the umbrella
of the Ministry of Security of the Province of Buenos Aires, whose function is the exercise of
control over companies that provide security services within the province. It has jurisdiction
over administrative issues related to the authorization of those companies and their staff. It
should be pointed out that there are more than one hundred and twenty thousand private
security staff in the province, as many as the total number of officers in the province’s police
force. Like event admission and crowd control staff, private security firm employees have to
satisfy appropriate legal requirements.
The Provincial Office of Biometry has accordingly created a protocol for the recording of those
employees’ biometric details in order that they can be identified and their authority to carry
out security work verified. An AFIS computer has recently been acquired to store the databases
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