Female close protection officers provide the same professional standards as our wider team, with additional optionality for clients who prefer gender-matched cover for privacy, cultural reasons, or personal comfort.
Assignments commonly include accompaniment for principals and family members, residential presence, secure travel, and event cover where a female officer is the natural fit. Mixed teams are available when both presence and flexibility are required.
Why clients request female officers
Preferences vary: privacy in residential or medical settings, cultural expectations, family accompaniment, or simply personal comfort with the protective presence. We treat the request as a professional matching requirement, not a novelty.
Same licensing and operating rules
All female operatives hold current SIA Close Protection licences and operate unarmed under UK law, with the same training pathway and briefing discipline as every London Bodyguards deployment.
Solo and mixed teams
Some days need a single female officer. Others work better as a mixed team — for example one female officer with the principal and a second officer or protective driver supporting movements. We recommend the smallest effective team for the diary and risk.
Where female CP is often used
- Family travel and school or social movements
- Residential programmes inside the home
- Private events and hospitality settings
- International principals visiting London who prefer gender-matched cover
Tell us your preferences during the confidential briefing and we will match accordingly.