Regulation of private investigators
Daniel Morgan Panel · The Report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel · Issued 15 June 2021 · Addressed to: Home Office
Government responseHome Office: Under consideration (Jun 2023)
DeliveryHome Office states no delivery position (Jun 2023)
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation, Volume 1
The Government should act on its stated intention in 2013 to require licensing measures, introduce legislation to ensure the creation and use of standards, and implement the recommendation in the 2016 review concerning the regulation of private investigators.
Daniel Morgan Panel, The Report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel · 15 Jun 2021 Source PDF →
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In June 2023, the Home Office noted positive steps taken by the private investigator sector towards raising standards through the Association of British Investigators' draft Code of Conduct, stating that it would "keep under review the need to extend regulation to introduce a new regime" (Home Office response, Jun 2023; Home Office, Jun 2023). The record holds no update since the department's response of June 2023 (Home Office response, Jun 2023; Home Office, Jun 2023).
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Government response
●Home Office · Under consideration · 15 Jun 2023
2.2.16. The Panel recommended the introduction of licensing for the private investigator sector. The government notes the positive steps the private investigator industry is taking towards raising standards through the progress of the Association of British Investigators’ draft Code of Conduct. In light of this progress we will keep under review the need to extend regulation to introduce a new regime.
Extract from: Government response to the report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel
Delivery
●Home Office states no delivery position · 15 Jun 2023
From: Government response to the report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel
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