Under what law will private detectives work

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At present, deputy Anatoly Vyborny is preparing to introduce a bill on detective work to the State Duma. The document proposes to divide the legislative regulation of detective and security activities, as well as expand the possibilities for the provision of detective services not only in Russia but also abroad "in accordance with WTO standards and the legislation of the state providing security services." In addition to the detective services already available in the legislation, new parameters for the work of a private detective will be included in the draft new law. Recall that today the Federal Law “On Private Detective and Security Activities”, adopted back in 1992, is in force

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The powers of private detectives were proposed to be expanded: they will be allowed to ask questions
And to request the Ministry of Internal Affairs about convictions

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Detectives can give the right to request information about individuals. The new law on detective work will allow private investigators to use the data of bailiffs when searching for debtors, obtain characteristics from employers, data from mobile operators and recordings from street cameras. State Duma deputy Anatoly Vyborny told MK that the bill is being discussed with the professional community and may be submitted for consideration in December.

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The president of the International Association of Detectives, Andrei Matushkin, noted that former security forces mainly come to this profession. According to him, that is why in the West the special services and law enforcement agencies are in constant interaction with private detectives. In Russia, security forces do not come to the help of Sherlock Holmes’s colleagues and do not share information with them:

- It turns out that when I worked in the bodies, they trusted me, and now they immediately stopped. When it comes to finding a missing child, we cannot wait 30 days to consider our request. We ask legislators to give us the right to make formal requests to law enforcement and commercial structures in a special manner.

Detectives are often faced with the need to obtain characteristics about a person, for example, from a previous place of work or about the lack of a criminal record. The vice-president of the Association, Alexander Garusova, explains that private investigators turn to such questions when hiring nannies, teachers and drivers for children.

- Not everyone is ready to contact us. There are times when the teacher is suspected of pedophilia. How can we verify the information until nothing happens? If the former employer will be required to promptly respond to the request, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs to provide information about the criminal record - this is beneficial to everyone.

Private experts believe that the expansion of their authority will allow for cooperation between law enforcement and licensed detectives, which are only about 900 people in the country. They will gain an advantage over those who are engaged in detective activities and obtain information illegally.
The powers of private detectives were proposed to be expanded: they will be allowed to ask questions

 

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Not every operative withstands: features of private investigation in Russia
November 9, 07:00 Stanislav LopatinPhoto: pixabay.com

Detective activity is one of the types of modern business that is still struggling to make its way in our country.
Against the backdrop of a huge army of individual entrepreneurs engaged in sales, transportation, construction, repair and other services to the population, a private investigation looks pale. The numbers speak for themselves - today in Russia less than 900 licenses have been issued to detectives, the RBC / Business Vector channel reports.

If we take specifically the Volgograd region, then, according to the regional Directorate of the Russian Guard, currently only 4 private detectives are officially registered.

And this despite the fact that, in principle, there should be enough work for them. Especially in cities with developed economies and a growing number of commercial companies that care about their safety.

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Mostly detective agencies are engaged in economic security, checking the business reputation of a particular counterparty for business, some kind of credit histories, some kind of stories related to those processes by which entrepreneurs cannot turn to law enforcement agencies.

Maxim Fateev, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia
According to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, disclosure in the interests of business of such economic crimes as theft is in the first place - 26%. On the second - illegal access to trade secrets or its disclosure (17%). The third place is shared by fraud and illegal obtaining a loan - 14.5% of the cases that private investigators deal with.

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These statistics are also confirmed by the head of the Volgograd private detective agency "Shield" Alexander Simonenko. He added that businessmen applying for services are often interested in checking the reliability of partners when concluding contracts, and checking employees when hiring.

In general, there are no restrictions in terms of ensuring the economic security of enterprises and organizations. But to engage in personal affairs of citizens, by law, detectives are not allowed. There are only sometimes specific contracts.

-That, for example, the other day there was a call - parents want to establish observation of a minor child in order to find out their social circle, what they do outside school, whether they smoke, drink, drugs, and so on. We are also engaged in tracing people who are missing, have lost contact, searching for debtors, so even bailiffs can contact us for help. This is not prohibited by law. The only question is financing all these activities. , - told the publication "News Volgograd.ru" Alexander Simonenko, a private detective from Volgograd.

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Gathering information about a person can take a different period of time, on average up to two weeks. The service is not cheap. According to capital prices, from 20 thousand rubles a day. It may be cheaper in the regions, but a decent amount will still be needed.

- Quality work is not cheap. When people want for a penny, say, for three thousand rubles to get a wanted person, then this is impossible. In our city, on average, a search costs from 35 thousand rubles. If in the whole region - then in the region of 50 thousand. And, of course, more work is worth it if a person is hiding in other regions of Russia and is really hiding, - explained Simonenko.

According to another private detective, Alexei Mironov, over the past year, expenses have increased significantly: gasoline and access to databases have risen in price. But this is a large part of the cost of the investigation, not counting the bonus.

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" I usually work for 10-15% of the total cost of work, ordering. But that can vary. It can reach up to 100%. Depending on the complexity and tension of a task. Conditionally, it will cost 100 thousand rubles, and I will take 100 thousand for myself as a profit ”, Notes Alexey Mironov, a private investigator.

The work of a private investigator can also be, like that of law enforcement officers, fraught with danger, but arming is permitted, for example, with a gas spray. Gathering information is a time-consuming process, in which it is forbidden to use hidden cameras, bugs, wiretapping phones. By the way, regarding the information received, Russian lawmakers today propose strengthening responsibility for its safety.

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The time has come to provide for a legislatively detective secret. Because when a person or legal entity applies for a particular service within the competence of a detective, the customer must understand that the information that he will provide to a private detective will be saved.

Anatoly Vyborny, Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Committee on the Security of Entrepreneurship at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
According to the federal law “On Private Detective and Security Activities in the Russian Federation”, a private investigator is an individual entrepreneur. But becoming them is not easy.

A citizen applying for a license for private detective work must be over 21 years old, not have a criminal record, medical contraindications, mental illness, alcoholism or drug addiction. Provide documents on the availability of secondary vocational or higher legal education or on the passage of training courses for detectives. Instead, three-year work experience in operational or investigative units can be taken into account, the newspaper was informed in the press service of the Office of the Russian Guard on the Volgograd Region.

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Private investigations are forbidden to engage in those who were dismissed from public service on compromising grounds; within a year after dismissal to former law enforcement officers who controlled private detective and security activities.

Together with a license that is issued for five years and is valid throughout Russia, an individual entrepreneur receives a private detective certificate. Everything - it seems, you can now calmly deal with detective work. But for the majority, activity is curtailed after a few months.

“When retiring, the same operative thinks that I’ll open a detective agency right now and the customers will drop me.” I will say that this work is more, say, for the soul than for making some big money. Yes, there are rich customers. Yes, it sometimes turns out to earn normal money. But in general, when he was doing this all his life, now you can’t imagine what else he could do. Well, do not sell women's tights. But people open a detective agency, for two or three months they invest some money in renting an office, in advertising. And after four months they are blown away. Because there are no customers, and if there are, then small ones, the earnings are small, and people leave this business , - explained the reason for the small number of official private investigators in the region, Alexander Simonenko, the head of the Volgograd detective agency "Shield".

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In the operational units of the internal affairs bodies, Simonenko worked for 20 years. He says that without the extensive connections among the former and current employees that have developed during this time, it would be very difficult to get the necessary information. In his opinion, there is a need to improve the Russian law on private detectives, which often help the police to solve crimes and find criminals.

- When compared with American detectives, then they have very broad powers. There, of course, they are also required to undergo training and obtain a license. But they have some access to databases. And at the conclusion of an agreement to work on some business, they have the opportunity to go to the police base, indicating their password there. But we don’t have that. You can, of course, make an official request. Perhaps they will answer him, but maybe not. - complained the Volgograd detective.

He also added that for this work it is not enough to be an experienced operative, since a detective is already a businessman. And business is reporting, bookkeeping, and getting skills to attract customers.

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As the RBC / Business Vector channel reports, although detectives can only be individual entrepreneurs, legal entities are sometimes provided with similar services. Thus, the company "Vlasta Consulting" advises on security issues and for more than 20 years has been protecting customers from one-day firms and dubious candidates for work.

" We must obtain not only information about the professional qualities of a particular candidate, but also, if possible, determine his personal characteristics. How adequately he behaved in previous places of work, whether he really left of his own free will or was essentially forced to leave the company ”, Commented Vladimir Solomanidin, co-owner of Vlasta-Consulting.

According to surveys of the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) audit network, in half of cases the risk of fraud arises within Russian companies. First of all, from middle and top managers - 22% and 19%, respectively. Another 7% are other employees.

For Vlasta Consulting, checking partners and staff brings one half of the revenue, the other - the fight against counterfeit goods.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation believes that it is necessary to expand the powers of private detectives, including allowing legal entities to enter the market, and also to simplify the licensing procedure.

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It is just necessary to simplify the very receipt of a license. And it’s possible to transfer all this to self-regulatory organizations. So that a self-regulatory organization, within the framework of the law, regulates the processes that occur in the professional community, as well as who is relevant and who is not. And supervisory bodies, control bodies can always check.

Maxim Fateev, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
Judging by official data, Russian business annually loses more than 300 billion rubles from economic crimes. For good reason, entrepreneurs are increasingly turning to private detectives - over the past two years, the number of orders has increased by an average of 30%. Disclosure and prevention of economic crimes helps companies to calmly continue their business and at the same time develop the country's economy, which, of course, is important for the state.

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Good selection ...

 

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Wonderful! God grant that all that is said become real and work. Then there is hope that people will begin to take detectives more seriously.

 

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Colleagues who today can confidently earn and support their families with the help of a private investigation? For example, I can’t. Please share your experience.

 

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Alexey Sidyakov: they turn to private investigators to check the spouses' loyalty

The program "Theme of the day" includes a private detective, director of the detective agency "State Counselor", a member of the international association of private detectives Alexei Sidyakov. In Russia, about 1 thousand licenses were issued to private investigators, however, their activity is practically unregulated at the legislative level. What difficulties are associated with this? On what issues do they turn to detectives? How much are these services? This was told by a guest in the studio.