Private Security Services in Europe - CoESS Facts and Figures 2011

The present report of the Confederation of European Security Services (CoESS) entitled ‘Private
Security Services in Europe – CoESS Facts & Figures 2011’ is an update of its 2008 analysis. It
provides a comprehensive overview of the European private security services landscape and
targets a wide geographical area of 34 countries, i.e. the 27 EU Member States and seven
additional European countries: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Norway, Serbia,
Switzerland and Turkey.

The report allows for an updated and accurate outline of the private security services industry
in each country focusing on the following aspects:

• Economic aspects: Private security market, private security contracts, private security companies,
  private security guards
  
  
• Legal aspects: Private security legislation, controls and sanctions, collective labour agreements,
  entrance requirements and restrictions, specific requirements, powers and competences,
  weapons, K9 (dogs), horses, training and related provisions

The 2011 report is the result of an intensive consultation process predominantly among
CoESS’ member federations at national level and other national private security organisations
and European countries.

Collected information was incorporated into individual country fiches consisting of tagged
information, which facilitates the consultation of facts and figures for each country and the
identification of similarities and differences between the 34 targeted countries.