HC Deb 02 March 1970 vol 797 c33W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware that private security firms and their employees are often involved in robberies; and to what extent these staffs are vetted by his Department and the Metropolitan Police as to their honesty and general characters before they are licensed to carry firearms.

Mr. Elystan Morgan

Employees of security firms are not vetted by the Home Office or by the police. Like other people, they have to comply with the requirements of the Firearms Act, 1968.