NCTAS-P accreditation monitor

Explosives detection dog teams

Current accreditation levels, market structure and GSS operational coverage.

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Latest movement

Changes since the previous source version

2 employers affected by the latest change.

Teams+3
Handlers+3

Current position

Accreditation overview

Checked 5 November 2026 at 16:31 GMTSource updated 30 October 2026
+3

Accredited teams

105

Handler and dog pairings

+3

Unique handlers

84

Deduplicated by SIA identifier

0

Company teams

76

17 named employers

+3

Independent teams

29

28 individual, 1 sole trader

Handler classification: 1 handler appears in both company and independent membership records. Team counts do not overlap.

Global Support coverage

NCTAS-P handlers engaged by GSS

Roster updated 18 September 2026
Engaged handlers on NCTAS-P+2
13of 41 unique licences in the current roster
Accredited dog teams+2
14Dogs paired with matched GSS-engaged handlers
Listed as independent+2
7Engaged by GSS but self-licensed on the register
Listed under other companies0
4Matched licences requiring an engagement check
2 matched handler listed directly under Global Support Services28 roster licences not present on this EDD register2 duplicate roster row excluded

Matched using protected licence-number fingerprints. Names and readable licence numbers are not stored or displayed.

Market structure

Largest employers

01

ICTS

28% of company teams

21
02

G4S

17% of company teams

13
03

Specialist K9'S LTD

12% of company teams

9
04

RFA

9% of company teams

7
05

K9 Deployment

8% of company teams

6
06

Ward-Security

5% of company teams

4
07

Global Support Services

3% of company teams

2
08

C S M Security Consultants Ltd

3% of company teams

2

Showing the eight largest of 17 company employers. Ranking is based on accredited teams; Global Support Services is shown first where totals are tied.

Membership

Teams by membership type

Company76
Individual28
Sole trader1

Forward view

Accreditations due to expire

10

Within 30 days

19

Within 60 days

22

Within 90 days

Windows are cumulative from the last dashboard check. No listed accreditations are expired.

Renewal profile

Expiries by month

Recorded history

Accreditation movement over time

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