Under section 8(7) of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (c. 12) a fee is to be paid on making an application for the grant of a licence to engage in licensable conduct within the meaning of section 3 of that Act. The Secretary of State’s power to prescribe the fee is set out in section 24(1) of that Act. This Order specifies a matter that is to be taken into account by the Secretary of State when determining costs to be considered in fixing those fees. This Order allows the Secretary of State to prescribe fees at a level which takes into account past deficits and current costs.