Regulation of private investigators
Daniel Morgan Panel · The Report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel · Issued 15 June 2021 · Addressed to: Home Office
Source — 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 →
Response — verbatim from government
●Home Office
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.
Home Office · 22 Jun 2023 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
- 22 Jun 2023 Government effectively not accepting this recommendation. While technically "accepted in principle", the response indicates no legislative or regulatory action will be taken - only ongoing monitoring/review. Source →
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