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We use cookies for online services such as our licensing site, our criminal record indicator or the search for a training provider tool.
The table below explain the cookies we use and why.
| Cookie | Name | Purpose | Expires |
| Session cookie | cookiesession1 | This cookie is used by our licensing portal to protect the security of the service and your data. It is used by our firewall to monitor your session looking for abnormalities that could indicate an attack. It is functional cookie and is not used for any statistical, social, targeting or commercial purposes. | When you close your browser |
Once a licence has been issued, details about the licence holder are held on a register and made available to the public. Establishing and maintaining a register is required under section 12 of the Private Security Industry Act You will be able to search the register on the date of birth field if known to you, but this information will not be made available from any result which is obtained. Where a result is obtained from entering the date of birth, it can be taken as confirmation that the date entered is correct.The address of an individual will not be made public