If you are a private security company and consider that you need to provide services with firearms outside of the legally permitted cases, you must request prior authorization from the government delegate.
AUTHORIZATIONS OF PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES WITH FIREARMS
Deadline for resolution: The maximum period for the resolution of the authorization is established normatively in 2 months. However, as a commitment of quality of this Delegation to the private security companies of Madrid, we commit to resolve in time the requests that enter with a minimum of 8 working days in advance of the date of start of the service provision.
Necessary documentation: To have elements of valuation, applications must be accompanied by:
- Report justifying the need for the private security service provided to be carried out with firearms, in relation to the place and temporary period in which the service will be carried out.
- Plans and delimitation of the place where the service will be provided.
- Proof of payment of the fee 790, code 53, concept “Authorization of opening of establishment obligated to have security measures, exemption and exemption of security measures at the provincial level and, in general, other authorizations that imply displacement and report by personnel of the Administration”.
Regulatory Regulations: Article 40 of the Law 5/2014, of 4 April, on Private Security, and article 81 of Royal Decree 2364/1994, of 9 December, approving the Regulation on Private Security.
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