Petitions/Add ‘Security Officer’ to the recognised profession list on GOV passport website
StatusOngoing
Opened17 Mar 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

The position of ‘Security Officer’ should be added to the recognised profession list in order to be able to countersign for passport applications.

All Security Officers in the security industry are licensed and have a clean criminal record and are trusted to keep the public safe. They should be a recognised profession.

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Constituency engagement ranking

James Asser
1James Asser MP
West Ham and Beckton
4
Mr Calvin Bailey
2Mr Calvin Bailey MP
Leyton and Wanstead
2
Daniel Francis
3Daniel Francis MP
Bexleyheath and Crayford
1
Laurence Turner
4Laurence Turner MP
Birmingham Northfield
1
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
5Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP
Chingford and Woodford Green
1
Taiwo Owatemi
6Taiwo Owatemi MP
Coventry North West
1
Ed Miliband
7Ed Miliband MP
Doncaster North
1
Justin Madders
8Justin Madders MP
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
1
Helen Whately
9Helen Whately MP
Faversham and Mid Kent
1
Matthew Pennycook
10Matthew Pennycook MP
Greenwich and Woolwich
1