Chartered Security Professionals

ASIS UK is proud to be a licensed body of the Register of Chartered Security Professionals, alongside promoting the world-leading CPP, PSP, and PCI certifications. Currently, around one-third of all Chartered Security Professionals are ASIS members.

The Register of Chartered Security Professionals is a prestigious qualification that recognises personal competence, integrity, and expertise, ensuring the highest professional standards in security practice.

Why Become Chartered?

Achieving Chartered status demonstrates:

• Independent verification of your competence

• Recognition of your ability to deliver quality results

• Confirmation that you are at the top of your profession

• A commitment to Continual Professional Development (CPD)

• Leadership in setting the standard for security excellence

Who Can Apply?

Chartered Security Professionals must uphold the highest integrity and demonstrate expertise at a strategic or senior operational level in security practice.

Pathways to Registration

There are two routes to becoming a Chartered Security Professional:

Standard Path

Applicants must have:

• Five years’ operational security experience, including two years at a strategic level

• A degree in a security-related field or a degree in any field plus a higher-level security qualification

Individual Path

Applicants must have:

• Ten years’ operational security experience, including five years at a strategic level

• A written portfolio demonstrating competence, to be submitted after the initial application review

Competency Requirements

To be admitted to the Register, applicants must demonstrate proficiency in the following areas:

• Security Knowledge – Applying specialist and general security expertise to enhance practices and adopt emerging technologies

• Practice Skills – Using appropriate methodologies and processes to address security and risk-related challenges

• Leadership – Providing technical and commercial leadership in the security industry

• Communication – Demonstrating strong interpersonal and professional communication skills

• Professional Commitment – Upholding ethical standards, recognising responsibilities to society, the profession, and the environment