Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that security officers and door staff have the right to wear protective clothing including stab vests.

The Security Industry Authority (SIA) protect the public through the regulation of the private security industry, which includes working with partners to raise standards across the industry as a whole.

However, it is for employers and venues to conduct risk assessments to ensure that staff and personnel working for them are provided with the appropriate equipment to fulfil their role safely and securely. Any assessment and mitigation of risk should include the need for appropriate personal protection equipment.

The SIA signposts to advice produced by the Health and Safety Executive on conducting risk assessments. Particularly in light of Covid, the Government has also published a number of additional guides for those working in a variety of environments. Stipulation of particular Personal Protection Equipment will be assignment-specific, and the responsibility of the employer or venue to be satisfied on.