Black market in personal data is booming
An undercover investigation into the illicit trade in personal information in Britain has revealed how easy it is for private investigators to obtain personal data illegally. A Channel 4 documentary to be aired tomorrow reveals that employees from two of Britain's biggest companies unknowingly supplied confidential information to a private investigations firm. It is estimated that as many as 10,000 unregulated private investigators (PIs) … [Read More...]
SIA’s Approved Contractor Scheme continues to raise standards
Members of the SIA's Approved Contractor Scheme are continuing to raise standards, according to results published yesterday. Statistics for the past 12 months show that there is an average improvement of 11 points across all approved contractors. Every year all approved contractors, except for those on certain Passport schemes, must assess their performance against 89 individual indicators of achievement. At assessment, an independent … [Read More...]
4 myths of process serving
In an ideal world, all parties would be served by handing them the documents, and in most cases, once confronted the subject of service will usually take the documents from the process server without too much fuss. However, some people believe they can ‘avoid’ service by not opening the door, refusing to touch the papers, or stating they do not accept them. But what they don’t realise is that if a process server can confirm the following … [Read More...]
GPS Trackers – A Surveillance Asset?
We are living in an age of digital and computerised technology and as a consequence modern technology is endemic within our society. There are many different technological gadgets on the market which, in many respects, make our daily life so much easier and in this respect the Private Investigations Industry is no different. Over the past few years technology relating to many things including GPS trackers has improved, has become more … [Read More...]
The Inkerman Group – Abducted Four Year Old Girl Found
The Inkerman Group has announced that their investigators have successfully found a four-year old girl who had been abducted and taken from her home to a location abroad when she was only two-years old. It took The Inkerman Group just 16 days to locate the four-year old after they were contacted by the Belgian family and asked to assist. Jordan Gödecke had been abducted more than 2 years ago by her mother and taken abroad but, despite the … [Read More...]
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GPS Trackers – A Surveillance Asset?
We are living in an age of digital and computerised technology and as a consequence modern technology is endemic within our society. There are many different technological gadgets on the market which, in many respects, make our daily life so much … [Read More...]
Law Updates
The Bribery Act 2010 – a guide for commercial organisations
Guidance to help commercial organisations understand the sorts of procedures they can put in place to prevent bribery. The Bribery Act 2010 creates a new offence under section 7 which can be committed by commercial organisations which fail to … [Read More...]
Job Vacancies
Senior Investigations Manager – Royal Bank of Scotland – London
Job Description The RBS Group is an international banking and financial services business, providing a wide range of products and services to over 40 million customers, including personal, commercial and large corporate, institutional customers … [Read More...]
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The Inkerman Group – Abducted Four Year Old Girl Found
The Inkerman Group has announced that their investigators have successfully found a four-year old girl who had been abducted and taken from her home to a location abroad when she was only two-years old. It took The Inkerman Group just 16 days to … [Read More...]
Process Serving
4 myths of process serving
In an ideal world, all parties would be served by handing them the documents, and in most cases, once confronted the subject of service will usually take the documents from the process server without too much fuss. However, some people believe they can ‘avoid’ service by not opening the door, refusing to touch the papers, or stating they do not … [Read More...]
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