Our Register of Approved Contractors lists all of the organisations that have met the requirements for the Approved Contractor Scheme. These organisations have distinguished themselves as being amongst the best providers of private security services in England, Scotland and Wales.

To maintain approval an approved contractor must re-register every year and renew approval every three years.

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Displaying the ACS Accreditation Mark

Approved Contractors may add the ACS accreditation mark to their stationery, vehicle livery and website - please refer to the ACS terms and conditions (download size: 350kb) for details.

Section 16 of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 makes it an offence for a company to claim it is an Approved Contractor when it is not; this includes indirectly claiming to be an Approved Contractor by displaying the ACS accreditation mark. The penalty for committing an offence under Section 16 is a fine of up to £5,000.