Compliance
Compliance and accreditations
Our accreditations, memberships and registrations, and how we screen, protect and manage the people we deploy.
Accreditations and memberships
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RISQS Verified Supplier – ID 10445
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Cyber Essentials certified
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SafeContractor Approved – BS1272
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REC Corporate Member – No. 00209106
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BSI Member
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Disability Confident Committed
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ICO registered – ZC096201
Accreditations, memberships and registrations
| Scheme | Our status |
|---|---|
| RISQS | RISQS Verified Supplier, Supplier ID 10445. |
| Cyber Essentials | Certified, whole organisation. |
| SafeContractor | SafeContractor Approved (BS1272), covering commercial and industrial cleaning and security service provision. |
| Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) | Corporate Member, No. 00209106, bound by the REC Code of Professional Practice. |
| British Standards Institution (BSI) | BSI Member. This is a membership, not a certification. |
| Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) | ICO registered – ZC096201. |
| Disability Confident | Disability Confident Committed employer. |
| Environment Agency | Registered upper tier waste carrier, broker and dealer, CBDU674445. |
| Modern slavery | Modern Slavery Compliant. Read our Modern Slavery statement. |
Screening
All operatives are screened to BS 7858:2019 as standard.
Our screening follows the standard and covers:
- Identity verification using reliable, independent documents
- Right to work in the UK
- A five-year employment, education and address history, with gaps explained and references taken
- Financial checks and character references
- A basic criminal record disclosure, and overseas checks where someone has lived or worked abroad
BS 7858:2019 is a screening standard that we apply ourselves; it is not a certification. Enhanced DBS obtained per contract where required. Security staff hold the SIA licence for the role they carry out.
Health and safety
- SafeWorkforce Ltd is appointed as our competent health and safety provider under regulation 7 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
- SafeContractor certification is UKAS-accredited and meets the SSIP core criteria.
- Lone worker protection: an alert device and documented welfare checks, with a defined escalation route.
- Our director holds IOSH Managing Safely.
- Health and safety policies form part of our controlled policy library, reviewed every year.
Ethical workforce and modern slavery
- Workforce screening, including right-to-work checks, before anyone is deployed
- Due diligence on suppliers before we engage them
- Ethical recruitment under the REC Code of Professional Practice
- Modern slavery awareness at induction for every operative
- A confidential whistleblowing route open to all staff
We apply the principles of section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 voluntarily, ahead of the threshold at which the reporting duty would apply to us. Modern Slavery statement
Carbon Reduction Plan
3L Security Services Limited publishes its Carbon Reduction Plan in line with Procurement Policy Note 006. We are committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2040. Our baseline year is 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026, and the plan is reviewed annually.
Previous versions: None — this is our first plan in PPN 006 format.
Insurance
Employers’ liability, public and products liability, and professional indemnity insurance are in place. Current insurance schedules and certificates are available to procurement teams on request.
Data protection and information security
We are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office and hold Cyber Essentials certification for the whole organisation. Personal information about our staff, clients and enquirers is handled under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. See our privacy notice, and our procurement resources for supporting documents.