National Canine Training and Accreditation Scheme – Private Security Industry

The National Canine Training and Accreditation Scheme – Private Security Industry (NCTAS-P) is intended to provide the operators of sites procuring and using explosives detection dog (EDD) services with confidence in the quality of those services through accreditation of each EDD team (a specific dog and handler pairing).

NCTAS-P has been developed as part of a collaborative effort between:

• Home Office
• Counter Terrorism Policing (CTPHQ)
• National Protective Security Authority (NPSA)

It supports the government’s counter-terrorism strategy (CONTEST).

NCTAS-P is a voluntary scheme. Access to security-sensitive supporting information will only be given to UK private sector security or detection dog service providers on registration of interest and subject to completion of background checks.

To register interest and find out more about NCTAS-P, please contact nctasp@homeoffice.gov.uk.