Private Security Procedures

Procedures and Procedures

Empowerment of private security personnel

Enable citizens to exercise private security functions.

Through this procedure, the interested party is granted the authorization of the Ministry of the Interior, as an administrative authorization, to carry out the respective functions corresponding to private security personnel.

  • Classes and typologies
    • Request for the issuance of the professional identity card of Security Guards and specialties, Heads and Directors of Security and private detectives.
  • Who are the interested parties?
  • Period of validity
    • The professional qualification card obtained after the qualification will be valid for 10 years from the date of its issuance, without prejudice to the obtaining of duplicates in case of loss, theft or deterioration.
  • By means of a file drawn up at the request of the person concerned. Go on
    • Personally at the police stations.
    • By ordinary postal mail.
To process

  • Personally in the police offices of:
    • Central Private Security Unit.
      Personnel
      Section C/ Rey Francisco, 21
      (28008 - Madrid)
      tlf. prior appointment: 91.582.09.64. or by email to the address: citas.seguridadprivada@policia.es

      It is essential to make an appointment.

      Once all the checks have been carried out, both the TIP and the professional card of each of the requested approvals will be delivered to the applicant at the same time.

    • The Territorial Private Security Units of the Higher Headquarters, Provincial Police Stations and Local Police Stations of Algeciras, Vigo and Gijón of the National Police.

Models of forms
  • Empowerment of private security personnel. Open a new window
  • Rate, amount and place of payment
    • Rate model 790, code 015.
    • In favor of the Public Treasury, in the collaborating Banks or Savings Banks; restricted account of the State Tax Administration Agency (Copy "Copy for Administration"). The aforementioned model will be provided in the Police Stations and must be completed with the corresponding data.