Business obligations, registers and licences · Slovakia
Private security licences for guarding and detective services
Guarding and detective services may be operated only under a licence issued under the Private Security Act, and the procedure is strict. The authorities check the people involved, their reliability and professional competence, and the company's resources. We assess your eligibility and that of key individuals, prepare the application and attachments, and handle proceedings before the Regional Police Directorate through to a decision.
- Guarding and detective services
- Individuals checked in advance
- Prices agreed upfront
What we'll do for you
Private security licensing depends on individuals, their integrity, reliability and competence. We check these before filing, rather than waiting for the police to do so.
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Eligibility review
We examine the statutory conditions for the company and individuals — integrity, reliability, age, legal capacity and professional competence — and identify what needs to be supplied or addressed.
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Professional competence
We determine who will meet the company's professional competence requirement and guide them through the process, from examination preparation to the documents required for the application.
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Application and attachments
A complete licence application with all attachments under Act No. 473/2005 Z. z. on Private Security, prepared to avoid the procedure stalling on a request for further information.
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Proceedings before the police
Filing with the Regional Police Directorate, communication with the authority and responses to requests through to the licensing decision.
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Operations after licensing
We put operator obligations in place — records, identification, employment contracts and notification of changes — so the business can retain its licence through its first inspection.
Deliverablean application for a security service operating licence, with proceedings handled through to a decision
How it works
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We establish whether the company and individuals meet the requirements and prepare an action plan.
- Preparing the file
Documents, professional competence and attachments — we complete and check the file.
- Filing and proceedingssubject to the authority
We file the application and monitor proceedings until the licence is granted.
- Setting up operations
Internal documents and processes to ensure operations comply with the licence from day one.
Private security is one of Slovakia’s most strictly regulated businesses. The licensing procedure examines the company and the people behind it, followed by inspections throughout its operations.
Our task is to ensure you enter the procedure prepared: with individuals checked, a professional guarantor in place and a file that leaves no weak points for the police to identify. After licensing, we help set up operations to withstand inspection.
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What types of security services does the law distinguish?
The Private Security Act mainly regulates guarding services, such as protection of property and people and maintaining order at events; detective services, such as locating people and property and gathering information; and professional training and advice in this field. Each type has its own licence and requirements. Operating any of them without a licence is unlawful.
Who is checked during the procedure?
The company and, above all, the people behind it — statutory representatives, commercial procurators, persons with significant ownership interests and the professional guarantor. Both integrity and statutory reliability are examined. Reliability goes beyond a criminal record extract: the police also assess administrative offences and other circumstances of the person's past conduct. We therefore check individuals in advance; replacing an unsuitable person before filing costs less than a rejected application.
What is professional competence, and who must have it?
It is demonstrated by a professional competence examination and certificate. The person in management designated by law must meet it when operating the service. We determine who will act as your company's professional guarantor and guide that person through the process, including examination preparation.
How long does obtaining a licence take?
Proceedings follow the Administrative Procedure Code's time limits, but preparation determines the actual duration: checks on individuals, professional competence examinations and completion of attachments. With good cooperation, allow several months from deciding to proceed to obtaining the licence. We provide a more precise timetable after reviewing eligibility.
We provide cleaning and building management. Do we need a licence for a gatekeeper?
If the work meets the criteria for guarding — protecting property, controlling access or intervening in a security breach — generally yes, even if the position is called gatekeeper or receptionist. The distinction is fine and fines for unauthorised security services are substantial. We assess your operations and tell you whether a licence is required. That is a useful outcome in itself: sometimes reshaping the activity is enough.
Legal Q&A
Common questions on this topic
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We want to operate a guarding service. What do we need for a private security licence?
The regional Police Force directorate grants a guarding licence for ten years. For a company, it checks reliability and especially the people involved. Every statutory body member must be at least 21, of good character, reliable, medically fit and professionally qualified, with the required education and experience and a type P competence card after an Interior Ministry examination. Members with interests of 15% or more must be of good character and reliable. Attach personal documents, the founding deed and the fee. Unlicensed operation risks a fine and activity ban.
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Who is a beneficial owner, and how are they identified?
A beneficial owner is always an individual, never a company. In a company, this particularly includes anyone with a direct or indirect interest of at least 25% in voting rights or registered capital, the right to appoint or remove statutory or supervisory bodies, control by other means, or entitlement to at least 25% of the economic benefit. If no such individual can be identified, senior management, meaning the statutory body, is treated as the beneficial owner.
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What happens if we are not registered in RPVS or miss annual verification?
The consequence is more than a fine. If beneficial owner verification is missing, the public-sector counterparty is not in default when it withholds performance for that reason, so it may lawfully withhold payment of your invoice. False or incomplete data can bring a company fine equal to the economic benefit obtained, or otherwise EUR 10,000–1,000,000, and EUR 10,000–100,000 for the statutory representative. The two-year re-registration ban arises in the sanction cases governed by Section 13a, not after every voluntary deletion.
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