Private Security Industry (Hansard, 20 April 2000)

§ Mr. Caton
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to implement his proposals for regulation of the private security industry. [119566]

§ Mr. Charles Clarke
As we indicated in our White Paper last year, we intend to introduce legislation as soon as parliamentary time permits.

§ Mr. Caton
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to bring forward proposals for better regulation of private investigators. [119567]

§ Mr. Charles Clarke
Our White Paper of last year, "The Government's Proposals for Regulation of the Private Security Industry in England and Wales", proposed that a new authority should be established to set and improve standards in the industry and to license those who work in the private security field. The White Paper proposed that licensing should apply to private investigators in due course.