Information Commissioner briefs Home Affairs Select Committee on PI...
On the 8th October 2013, the Information Commissioner Christopher Graham appeared before the Home Affairs Select Committee to answer questions about the ICO’s investigation into possible breaches of...
View ArticleNew society set up to improve standards for investigative interviewers in the...
A new professional body has been set up to establish and administer a quality standard for investigative interviewing in the private sector. The Society of Forensic Interviewers (SoFI) (www.so-fi.org)...
View ArticleSIA Stakeholder Conference 2013
The SIA is holding a stakeholder conference on Wednesday 20 November in central London. The conference Partners in Protecting Society will be held at the Cavendish Conference Centre, Duchess Mews,...
View ArticleProbe Awarded SSAIB Certificate at ABI Seminar
Probe Investigations (UK) has been presented with a coveted SSAIB Certificate at a ceremony held by the Association of British Investigators (ABI) in September 2013. The event took place at the...
View ArticlePrivate investigators sentenced for unlawfully obtaining personal data
Six men who were part of a company that tricked organisations into revealing personal details about customers has today been sentenced for conspiring to breach the Data Protection Act. Adrian Stanton,...
View ArticleThe Inkerman Group Receives Prestigious DBS Umbrella Body Accreditation
Inkerman Group Screening Limited has recently been awarded Umbrella Body Status by the DBS, joining the list of companies that can do Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks on behalf of businesses...
View ArticleBusiness Licensing – Revised Timetable
Just when you thought licensing for the private investigation industry was imminent, something happens to delay the process. As a result, we still seem to be no nearer implementing a system of...
View ArticlePrivate investigator hit with £89,000 penalty
A man who ran a company that tricked organisations into revealing personal details about customers has today been ordered to pay a total of £20,000 in fines and prosecution costs, as well as a...
View ArticleSIA Leads Multi-Agency Crackdown
A Security Industry Authority-led multi-agency operation checking security licensing and tax evasion took place over two weekends in May [2 and 30]. With the support of HM Revenue and Customs and the...
View ArticleRecruitment Scam Targets Security Professionals
The SIA is currently raising awareness with regards to a recruiting scam targeting people within the security industry: The scam involves a series of phony online or newspaper adverts offering...
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