Law no. 34/2013, of May 16, amended and republished by Law no. 46/2019, of July 8, establishes the regime for the exercise of private security activity and the security measures to be adopted by public or private entities, with a view to preventing the commission of crimes.
It is the responsibility of occupational physicians and psychologists to assess candidates for the private security profession, to give them a copy of the Psychological Assessment Report and Certificate and submit these documents to the Integrated Private Security Management System (SIGESP), or send them directly to the National Directorate of the Public Security Police for the purposes of applying for or renewing the professional card.
The Psychological Assessment Report and Certificate are valid for 6 months.
Medilav® has an Occupational Physician and a Psychologist specialized in this type of psychological assessment, registered with the Portuguese Psychologists’ Association (OPP) and on the PSP/SIGESP portal for recording and communicating results.
