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SectorGuard PLC
27 February 2006

     SectorGuard Plc / Ticker: SGD / Index: AIM / Sector: Support Services

27 February 2006

                SectorGuard Plc ('SectorGuard' or 'the Company')

                    Update re Private Security Industry Act



SectorGuard Plc, the AIM listed total security solutions group, is pleased to
announce an update with regards to the licensing of Security Officers under the
Private Security Industry Act.



On Thursday 16 February 2006 the Home Office Minister, Paul Goggins, announced
further details of the Security Industry Authority ("SIA") Approved Contractor
Scheme ("ACS") for the private security industry.  He stated that the purpose of
the scheme is "to protect the public by raising and maintaining performance
standards within the private security industry".



The SIA began accepting applications for this scheme from 16 February with a
view to processing these applications in time for the 20 March deadline for
licensing of Security Officers under the Private Security Industry Act.  A
benefit of being accredited with the ACS standard is that companies will be able
to deploy, under certain circumstances, new officers who have completed their
training, have had their completed licence application form accepted by the SIA,
but who have not yet received their licence.



The directors are pleased to announce that SectorGuard has submitted its ACS
application form, having spent the last nine months preparing for the 20 March
licensing impact date, including the re-training of its whole security officer
workforce.  The directors are confident that SectorGuard will be successful in
its application and are pleased that the Company is at the vanguard of this new
era for the private security industry.



SectorGuard CEO David Marks said: "I would like to take this opportunity of
providing greater detail to our AGM statement last week.  Due to staff turnover,
whether arising from the award of new contracts or simply recruiting new
security officers, there will always be new members of staff who will require
training and licensing, therefore the licence status of our staff is constantly
moving.



"As at today's date SectorGuard has submitted licence applications for 94% of
its staff and the majority of these have already been awarded licences. As a
result I am pleased to state that the SIA Compliance and Investigation Team has
confirmed that we meet the compliance criteria for the ACS."



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Contacts:

David Marks                         SectorGuard Plc   Tel: 01992 701 940
                                                      Mob: 07734 051 547

Hugo de Salis/Isabel Crossley       St Brides Media   Tel: 020 7242 4477


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