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Close Protection and Bodyguard Services
Close protection for individuals and families in London and across the UK, subject to a tailored assessment.
- Personal security centred on a named individual or family
- Planning for movements, venues and travel
- One operative or a team, based on the requirement
Service at a glance
- Service
- Close protection and bodyguard services
- Coverage
- London and United Kingdom
- Discuss your requirements
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Spetsnaz Security provides close protection in London and across the UK. This service follows and protects specific people. It is different from secure chauffeur services, which focus on transport, and from door supervision or event security, which protect a venue, event or wider group.
Who may need close protection?
Close protection may be appropriate when a known concern, heightened exposure or complex itinerary makes personal security planning useful.
- Individuals or families responding to a known concern
- People with a public-facing or high-profile itinerary
- Executives travelling between meetings, hotels, airports and events
- Visitors who need coordinated movement in an unfamiliar location
- Clients who want personal protection integrated with residential security, transport or venue arrangements
The appropriate response depends on the circumstances. A concern does not automatically require a large team or continuous protection.
What can the service include?
Following an initial assessment, the agreed scope may include:
- A confidential discussion about the people, locations and schedule involved
- Review of known concerns, public exposure and relevant journey information
- Planning for arrivals, departures, venues and day-to-day movements
- Protective accompaniment during travel, meetings or public appearances
- Coordination with household staff, venue security, organisers or other authorised contacts
- Integration with secure chauffeur services, residential security or event security
- Briefings, handovers and post-assignment review where required
Only the duties included in the written scope should be assumed to form part of the service.
How a close protection assignment is planned
- Initial enquiry: tell us who requires protection, the dates, locations, itinerary and any known concerns.
- Requirement assessment: we review the available information, identify practical constraints and clarify the desired level of support.
- Proposed deployment: we set out the recommended personnel, hours, coordination requirements and any transport or accommodation dependencies.
- Pre-deployment coordination: relevant schedules, locations, authorised contacts and communication arrangements are confirmed.
- Delivery and review: the team follows the agreed plan while adapting to lawful, operational changes during the assignment.
SIA licensing and verification
In the UK, guarding a person against physical assault or injury is a licensable close protection activity. Any operative assigned to that work must hold the correct active Security Industry Authority licence. The SIA explains the distinction between close protection, door supervision and other security roles in its official licensing guidance.
Clients can use the government’s SIA licence register to verify an individual operative’s licence. An SIA licence is issued to an individual; it should not be presented as a guarantee of a particular outcome.
For a plain-English overview of the roles, read our guide to what an SIA licence is and why it matters.
Close protection and secure chauffeuring
A chauffeur provides a driver-led transport service. A close protection operative guards a person against assault or injury. One journey can include both services, but hiring a chauffeur does not automatically create a close protection deployment.
Where both are required, the transport and personal-protection roles should be identified in the proposal. Read how executive protection and secure chauffeuring work together.
Service limitations
Close protection can reduce exposure and improve preparedness, but no provider can remove every risk. The service does not replace the police, ambulance service or other emergency authorities.
Investigations, surveillance, cyber security, medical support and other specialist activities are not included unless expressly agreed and lawfully provided. Availability is confirmed only after the requirement has been assessed.
What affects the quote?
The quote will normally depend on:
- Dates, working hours and notice period
- Locations in London or elsewhere in the UK
- Number of people requiring protection
- Itinerary complexity and number of venues
- Known concerns or unusual operating conditions
- Recommended number of operatives
- Whether secure transport is required
- Liaison with venues, households or other teams
- Travel, accommodation and waiting-time requirements
Close protection FAQs
Is a bodyguard the same as a close protection operative?
“Bodyguard” is the familiar term. “Close protection operative” is the regulated UK role when a person is guarded against assault or injury under a contract for services.
Do I need one operative or a team?
That depends on the people, itinerary, locations, working hours and assessed concerns. The recommendation is made after the initial discussion rather than from a fixed package.
Can close protection include a chauffeur?
Yes, transport can be integrated into an assignment. The driver, vehicle and close protection duties must still be scoped separately and comply with the applicable licensing requirements.
Can you respond at short notice?
Send the dates and requirement as early as possible. Short-notice work can be assessed, but personnel, transport and location requirements mean availability cannot be guaranteed before confirmation.
Where is close protection available?
The service described on this website covers London and the United Kingdom. Availability for a particular location and date is confirmed only after the requirement has been assessed.
Does close protection guarantee my safety?
No. Its purpose is to reduce exposure, improve planning and provide a protective response. It cannot eliminate every risk.
Sources and further reading
Discuss your close protection requirement
Include the dates, locations, number of people, outline itinerary, transport needs and any concern that can safely be shared.