Cabinet Approves Bill To Regulate Private Security Services
Cabinet has approved the principles of the Private Investigators and Security Guards (Control) Bill, to regulate the licensing of people and companies providing security services.
At a post-Cabinet briefing in Harare on Tuesday, Information Minister Jenfan Muswere announced that the Bill will establish the Zimbabwe Private Security Regulatory Authority.
This regulatory body will contribute to public safety by setting and improving standards within the private security industry and promoting compliance among service providers. Said Muswere:
The exponential growth of the security sector and technological advancements necessitated amendment of the Principles of the Private Investigators and Security Guards (Control) Act [Chapter 27:10].
The Amendment Bill provides for the establishment of the Zimbabwe Private Security Regulatory Authority, which will contribute to public protection through the setting and improving of standards in the private security industry and promoting compliance.
It will also enhance public confidence in the country’s private security services.
More specifically, the primary duty of the Authority is to ensure that players in the private security industry comply with governing legislation, and set standards and codes of conduct through licensing, training, monitoring and inspections.
Muswere said that the Authority will be mandated with ensuring that security guards and persons holding management positions in private security have the requisite training and credentials. He said;
Additionally, the Authority will monitor and enforce adherence to the law, investigate grievances, and penalise persons who violate the Act, and the code of conduct.
Furthermore, the Principles of the Private Investigators and Security Guards (Control) provide for the appointment of the Zimbabwe Private Security Regulatory Authority Board whose tenure of office, conditions of service as well as dismissal and other facets of the corporate governance shall be in line with the Public Entities Corporate Governance Act.
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