„Praktische Interaktion mit Privatdetektiven in Europa“. Alex Lurie. Großbritannien.

[Матушкин Андрей Николаевич]

"Practical interaction with private detectives in Eastern - Western and Northern Europe on the search for the missing person and the conduct of activities for secret monitoring of the object."

Let's analyze the features of private detectives in European countries using the example
England, France, Croatia and Portugal based on my personal practical communication with
them.
Firstly, the activities of detectives in Europe are licensed, with the exception of
Great Britain, where this issue is being approved by Parliament since 2013
[DLMURL] https://www.ipi.org.uk/becoming-an-investigator.aspx [/ DLMURL] https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-23519690
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-regulation-of-private-investigators-to-be-introduced
https://www.sia.homeoffice.gov.uk/Pages/licensing-about.aspx The Private Security Industry Act
2001 (as amended) allows for SIA licensing of private investigation activities, security consultants
and precognition agents. However, we do not currently license these activities.
As a rule, former employees are involved in detective work in Europe.
law enforcement agencies with access to police databases (this applies
countries of Eastern Europe, in England and France this is not confirmed).
Prices for detective services range from 30-50 euros per hour, but usually an agreement
It is issued for at least 1-4 days with 100% prepayment. Be prepared to pay 500-2000
euros for their work.
It is advisable to pay for surveillance for two agents, as they have little experience with events.
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will be returned, and the courts last for years. So, I paid 2000 euros to a detective in Paris, who
lost the object during a very intimate meeting and did not provide me with evidence, but
wrote a very beautiful detailed report as he overlooked it.
Pleased with the work of detectives in Monaco, Nice and Cannes: people know how to work, quickly
pierce the location of the object in hotels, conduct professional surveillance
quite quickly, they know how to conduct a survey of witnesses, etc. The prices are adequate.
I really liked the work and prices of a detective from Portugal: a man crossed the whole country
to fulfill the order, and worked fairly conscientiously, I do not think worked
clock. For 4 days of 12-14 hours of work, I paid him 1,800 euros. Collected enough
evidence base for the court case.
Very gentle and touchy detectives in Croatia when I asked him to submit a plan
investigative measures, he simply refused to continue to work. And the other Croatian
detectives could not provide me with what I needed. When I asked them
to ring up 5 star hotels and find out if the property lives there, they said that they don’t
can do it. All their work is a check on police and border bases
data. Those who really promise to conduct covert surveillance, value themselves very
inadequately, prices start from 3-4 thousand euros. As a rule, these are former
senior law enforcement officers who hire other people.
Communication is in eastern Europe weak English, Portugal and Spain too. In
France acceptable level.
My practical advice based on practical communication with this category of detectives
the following: no 100% prepayment, request the provision of a work-investigative action plan, for which you will pay them money. Optimal price no more than 30
Euro per hour. Scour all the details and nuances in advance, hidden payments that will be
appear in the final analysis (VAT, travel expenses, accommodation, meals, communication).
It’s better to close a certain amount and pay a bonus according to the results, in
last resort, a deposit of one day, not more. Be sure to read the reviews on the work of
or another detective, and if he has at least a messenger and a real office address
website and license.