We are committed to delivering exceptional service and value to our clients. Our BS 10119 consultancy services are designed to help labour providers to the security and events sectors strengthen compliance, protect their client contracts, and demonstrate best practice to regulators and customers alike. Contact us today to learn more about how our BS 10119 consultants can prepare you for independent certification.
BS 10119 Consultancy Services
Get a free quoteBS 10119 is the British Standard code of practice, published by BSI, for the provision of labour to the security and events sectors. It sets out best practice for organisations that supply security officers or event staff, whether directly employed or engaged as bought-in labour, covering recruitment, vetting, licensing, contracts, pay, working conditions and ongoing oversight of the personnel they provide.
At Tritact® Consulting, we provide expert BS 10119 consultancy to help labour providers, staffing agencies and security companies prepare for independent certification by an accredited certification body, giving your clients confidence that the personnel you supply meet recognised standards. Our team of experienced consultants works closely with you to build a compliant, practical management system that fits the way you operate, rather than adding unnecessary bureaucracy.
BS 10119 is the British Standard successor to COP 119, the security industry's original code of practice for labour provision. If your business already holds, or is working towards, COP 119, read our COP 119 services page to see how the two relate and how Tritact can support your move to BS 10119.
Already certified to COP 119?
You can transition across to BS 10119 well ahead of the 30 September 2027 deadline, often within your existing audit programme. Contact us today and we'll guide you through exactly what's involved, step by step.
Who needs BS 10119 certification?
BS 10119 applies to any business supplying labour into the regulated security and events sector, including manned guarding, event security, stewarding and crowd management, whether that labour is directly employed or supplied by a third party. It's relevant to small, medium and large labour providers, and is increasingly requested by the security companies and event organisers who buy in that labour.
What you get from BS 10119 certification
Access to more contracts
Many security companies and event organisers now only work with certified labour suppliers, so certification puts you on their approved list instead of ruling you out before you've even quoted.
Proof your staff are properly vetted
You get documented evidence, in writing, that everyone you supply has been through proper recruitment, right-to-work and licence checks, so you can show clients exactly what "vetted" means.
Fewer disputes over pay and hours
Clear, consistent pay and working-time records mean fewer arguments with staff or clients about hours worked and money owed.
You'll sail through client audits
When a client's compliance team, the SIA or HMRC comes asking questions, your paperwork is already in order, so audits become a formality rather than a scramble.
Eligibility for tenders
A growing number of procurement frameworks list this certification as a mandatory entry requirement, meaning without it you can't even submit a bid.
No last-minute scramble in 2027
COP 119 is being withdrawn by 30 September 2027. Moving to BS 10119 now means you're not left racing to requalify when everyone else does the same.
Our BS 10119 consultancy services include:
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Gap analysis
An initial assessment of your recruitment, vetting, contract and record-keeping processes, identifying any gaps that need to be addressed to meet the requirements of BS 10119.
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Policy development
We help you develop recruitment, vetting, right-to-work, SIA licence monitoring, pay and working time policies that meet the requirements of BS 10119 and reflect how your organisation actually operates.
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Implementation support
Ongoing support and guidance throughout implementation, to ensure the required checks and controls are effectively embedded into your day-to-day operations.
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Internal audit
Internal audits to confirm that your labour supply processes are working effectively and meeting the requirements of the standard.
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Certification audit preparation
Guidance and support to help you prepare for the external certification audit, with our team alongside you every step of the way.
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Ongoing certification support
Once you're certified, we help you stay that way by preparing you for annual surveillance audits and keeping your policies, records and practices up to date as your business and the standard evolve.
FAQs:
Put simply, BS 10119 is a rulebook for companies that supply security guards or event staff to other businesses. It sets out what "doing it properly" looks like, covering how you recruit and background-check people, the contracts and pay you give them, and how you keep records to prove it. Holding certification against it shows your clients that the staff you place have been vetted and managed the right way.
They cover the same ground, and BS 10119:2026 is effectively the next generation of COP 119. From 1 October 2026, new applicants are certified against BS 10119 rather than COP 119, and COP 119 itself is due to be fully phased out by 30 September 2027. If your business already holds COP 119 certification it will usually stay valid until then, but you'll need to move across to BS 10119 before the deadline. Visit our COP 119 services page for background on the original code of practice, or get in touch and we can help you plan the transition.
Any business that supplies workers into the security or events industry, whether that's manned guarding, event security, stewarding or crowd management, whether the staff are your own employees or brought in from elsewhere. It's relevant whatever the size of your business, from a small local supplier to a large national agency, and it's usually asked for by the security companies or event organisers you're supplying into.
No. Tritact is a consultancy, not a certification body. We do the hands-on work of getting you audit-ready, from reviewing your current processes to helping you fix any gaps, but the certificate itself is issued separately by an independent, accredited certification body once they've audited you.
It depends on how close your current processes already are to what's required. For a business starting from scratch, expect the journey from our initial gap analysis through to the certification audit to take a few months. If you've already got solid recruitment, vetting and record-keeping practices in place, it can move considerably faster.