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Licence certificate to plan technical security systems

A licence is a permit to perform one or more forms or tasks of private security which is granted to a legal entity with a licence certificate. The basic conditions required to acquire a licence in the field of protecting persons and property are:

  • they have a permanently employed security manager who works full-time or the person is a security manager;
  • related persons are vetted for security and there are no security reservations;
  • related persons are not combined in a legal entity the licence of which has been revoked and the prohibition measure is still in force;
  • the procedure to revoke the licence has not been initiated against the applicant;
  • within the previous two years, a measure of temporary or conditional revocation of the licence has not been issued against the applicant, and the prohibition measure on the licence is still in force;
  • suitable professionally trained security staff are employed; an internal act which determines the labels, work clothes, equipment and vehicles;
  • damage liability insurance;
  • are the owners or tenants of business premises in the Republic of Slovenia.

In addition to the general conditions, the applicant must meet a special condition for planning technical security systems:

  • they have a permanently employed authorised engineer of security systems who works full-time or the person is an authorised engineer of security systems.

Conditions

These terms apply to activity Planning of technical security systems

  • Security clearance is performed by the ministry that collects data on security issues and is done to establish the conditions for performing as a detective. It must be performed before the licence is issued. In the security clearance process, the existence of security issues is established.

    Security issues include the following findings:

    • That the person was finally convicted for an intentional criminal offence, prosecuted ex officio;
    • That the person was finally convicted for another criminal offence, prosecuted ex officio leading to unconditional imprisonment for a period of more than three months and in connection with being a detective;
    • Or that there is reasonable doubt about the reliability or credibility of the person in performing detective activity.

    The licence is issued if the authority establishes that security issues do not exist.

    Security clearance can be performed by the Ministry on the basis of the signed agreement, which is part of the application for a licence, and that the Ministry of the Interior may, to establish the conditions for performing detective activity, acquire data from official records in accordance with the legal provisions that regulate detective activity.

    Evidence

    Note of the ministry on the security clearance procedure in the application for the acquisition of a licence.

    Legal basis

  • Prior to performing the activity, a holder of the licence must obtain liability insurance for damages which could be incurred to a client or third party when providing private security services.

    The insurance amount must not be lower than EUR 42,000 for an individual contingency or EUR 84,000 for all contingencies in an individual year.

    Legal basis