Foreword

Publishing information

This British Standard is published by BSI Standards Limited, under licence from The British Standards Institution, and came into effect on 31 May 2025. It was prepared by Technical Committee GW/3, Private security management and services. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to the committee manager.

Supersession

This British Standard supersedes BS 7872:2011, which is withdrawn.

Information about this document

This is a full revision of the document, and introduces the following principal changes:

• Alignment with BS 10800 and BS 7858;
• Reference updates and reflecting changes in current legislation; and
• Information on risk assessment.

Service certification/inspection. Users of this British Standard are advised to consider the desirability of third-party certification of service conformity with this British Standard and BS 7858. Users seeking assistance in identifying appropriate conformity assessment bodies or schemes may ask BSI to forward their enquiries to the relevant association.

Assessed capability. Users of this British Standard are advised to consider the desirability of quality system assessment and registration against BS EN ISO 9001 by an accredited third-party certification body.

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Use of this document

As a code of practice, this British Standard takes the form of recommendations and guidance. It is not to be quoted as if it were a specification. Users are expected to ensure that claims of compliance are not misleading.

Users may substitute any of the recommendations in this British Standard with practices of equivalent or better outcome. Any user claiming compliance with this British Standard is expected to be able to justify any course of action that deviates from its recommendations.

Presentational conventions

The provisions of this document are presented in roman (i.e. upright) type. Its recommendations are expressed in sentences in which the principal auxiliary verb is “should”.

Commentary, explanation and general informative material is presented in smaller italic type, and does not constitute a normative element.

Where words have alternative spellings, the preferred spelling of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is used (e.g. “organization” rather than “organisation”).

Contractual and legal considerations

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The recipient is advised to consider seeking professional guidance with respect to its use of this publication.

This publication is not intended to constitute a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

In particular, attention is drawn to the following specific Acts and regulations:

• Private Security Industry Act 2001 [1];
• Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 [2];
• Data Protection Act 2018 [3];
• Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002 [4];
• Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 [5] and the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 [6];
• Equality Act 2010 [7];
• Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Tachograph Card) Regulations 2006 [8];
• Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Tachograph Card) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 [9];
• Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 [10];
• Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 [11];
• Fire Safety (Employees’ Capabilities) (England) Regulations 2010 [12];
• Fire Safety (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 [13];
• Fire Safety Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 [14];
• Building Regulations 2010 [15];
• Building Regulations (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 [16];
• Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 [17];
• Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 [18]; and
• Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 [19].

BS 7872:2025

Manned security services. Cash and valuables‑in‑transit (CVIT) services (collection and delivery). Code of practice

Current

Published:

27 May 2025