Controlled Drug License Door Requirements

As one of the UK's leading security door companies for commercial and residential properties, we have recently been working with several Controlled Drug Licensed premises to ensure that they abide by all of the Home Office statutory and regulatory requirements in relation to security for such businesses.

In addition to adhering to the basic site and building security measures demanded by the Home Office in relation to the location and wider environment, scale of the business, size of premises, staff numbers and amounts of Controlled Drugs (CDs) and Precursor Chemicals (PCs) held on site, we have helped our clients meet these requirements by supplying LPS 1175 SR4 external doors.

Client: Commercial — Year: 2024

What's required?

Door requirements for Controlled Drug Licensed premises stipulate that all external doors and windows are fitted with secure locks. There are also additional requirements for those handling higher risk Controlled Drugs/Precursor Chemicals, including those specifically referenced in the Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973. The Home Office states that all external doors (including fire escape doors) are manufactured to the recommended standard of LPS 1175 SR4.

Types of doors

There are three main types of doors (with LPS or Loss Prevention Standards set out by the Loss Prevention Certification Board) that will enable such premises to meet requirements:

• LPS SR4: an SR4 door will withstand an attack using a variety of hand tools for up to 30 minutes.
• LPS SR3: an SR3 will withstand an attack using a variety of hand tools for up to 15 minutes.
• LPS 1175: focuses on the physical security of 'intruder resistant building components' to include items such as strong points, doors, shutters and fencing.

All of these doors can be fire rated too for even further protection from intruders or vandalism. We are able to supply and install fire rated doors from FD30 (withstand fire for up to 30 minutes) up to FD60 (withstand fire for up to 60 minutes).

Going above and beyond

As well as covering everything required when it comes to high level security doors, we also have a range of safes and vault doors available that can achieve the standards outlined below:

• A prefabricated strong room (PSR) certified to CEN Grade VI of BS/EN 1143-1
• A safe certified to an appropriate CEN Grade (e.g. I to XIII) of BS/EN 1143-1
• A small safe certified to Grades S1 or S2 of BS/EN 14450

In addition, recent projects in this field have seen us include certified security shutters and windows, along with secure document window hatches.

Prefabricated strong rooms (PSRs)

Over the last few years, we have designed, built and installed a number of prefabricated strong rooms (PSRs) for both commercial and residential clients.