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The Ministry of the Interior Mininter approved the Regulation of Legislative Decree No. 1213 which regulates private security services. The measure will strengthen the supervisory and sanctioning function of the National Superintendence for the Control of Security Services Weapons Ammunition and Explosives for Civilian Use Sucamec over persons or companies that provide private security services nationwide. The regulation published in the Extraordinary Edition of the Official Gazette El Peruano was approved through Supreme Decree No. 005-2023-IN and will allow the entity to continue with the procedures on private security services throughout the country which contribute to the strengthening of citizen security. The document which consists of 138 articles will enter into force on Saturday May 13 2023 and applies to natural or legal persons engaged in providing private surveillance services personal protection transportation and custody of money and securities custody of controlled goods event security security technologies and security development on their own. With the approval of the aforementioned regulation Sucamec strengthens its supervisory and sanctioning power in this matter since with Law No. 28879 Law on Private Security Services in force until January 14 the entity could only carry out control actions that did not conclude in sanctions for natural or legal persons who carried out these activities irregularly. It should be noted that Sucamec did not have sanctioning powers for private security services. The new standard unlike the old Law No. 28879 integrates the custody services of controlled goods and the security service in events. Private Security RegulationsThe rule must be complied with by any natural or legal person public or private that provides or develops activities related to private security services in all its forms and modalities. Also by those who carry out training and skills building activities in this area and by any entity of the financial system that is obliged to adopt minimum security measures. The rule excludes from the scope of its application natural persons who provide guards janitors and porters except for those that involve the performance of private security functions in which case they will be governed by the provisions of Legislative Decree No. 1213. In addition the Regulation states that companies or individuals that carry out private security activities must apply for an operating authorization which is valid for five years which will be granted through a Resolution issued by Sucamec. The regulation also indicates that Sucamec inspection personnel may make unannounced visits to companies that provide security or training services whose administrative infractions serious or very serious are sanctioned with the payment of fines of up to 50 Tax Units UIT and the suspension of their functions for up to 180 calendar days.
