On the activities of private security detective bureaus and security services in Germany.

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On the activities of private security and detective bureaus and security services in Germany.

In the Federal Republic of Germany, a private security and detective bureau must be registered as "an institution engaged in handicrafts (fishing)," since it "aims to make money." The office complies with all statutes and regulations concerning institutions of this kind in the given state of Germany. The founder does not require, as in other countries, such as Austria and Finland, special or legal education or relevant experience in local law enforcement. A prerequisite for the establishment of a bureau is the presence of a minimum capital of 50 thousand German marks.

According to the classification existing in Germany, private security services are mainly divided into two large groups:

agencies engaged in providing private firms and government agencies with services to ensure the safety of buildings, facilities and persons subject to physical and other types of protection;
subdivisions of internal security, created by the private firms and government agencies themselves.

According to the Federal Law on Private Enterprises, the opening of a private service requires special permission from local authorities, including the conclusion of contracts with the customer: department, enterprise, private firm. A permit may be refused if the private security service is not able to provide the required professionally recognized level of safety at work or does not have sufficient financial, technical or other capabilities for this.

Specific criteria for "reliable security", as a rule, are set forth in the relevant decrees and directives of the government bodies of the individual states of the Federal Republic of Germany. The directives and instructions of the Federal Minister of Economy of Germany regulate general issues of control over the activities of private security services, their equipping with weapons and special equipment, procedures for keeping official and corporate secrets of protected enterprises and facilities.

To private security services, having concluded contracts with the Bundeswehr or NATO authorities for the protection of military and military-industrial facilities in Germany, in accordance with the Federal Law of August 12, 1965 on the rights of military personnel of the guard service and the Federal Law of March 2, 1974 on the rights of civil servants for the protection of military and military-industrial facilities, there are special requirements for service. For example, the personnel of such security services must unquestioningly obey all the instructions of the head of the guard of a military unit or military facility. The latter's actions are not subject to legal restrictions related to private security services.

The widespread involvement in recent years of private security services in Germany to protect military and security facilities, the growth in the number of internal security units in private enterprises and firms, which in some cases begin to successfully compete with the police, having highly qualified employees and narrowly professional tasks, are forcing the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany constantly deal with the issues of defining and clarifying the tasks that are solved by private security services, muffins to prevent them from turning into an uncontrolled "private police". Such activities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany find encouragement and support both among the detectives and security guards themselves, and among the public of the Federal Republic of Germany, since it contributes to strengthening public control over this form of operational search activity and, in general, over the law enforcement sphere.
Confirmation of the increased attention of law enforcement agencies to the activities of private detective agencies are the repeated hearings on this issue in the standing intelligence committee at the Federal Chancellor's office. For example, one of the reports, presented jointly by the BFF (counterintelligence) and the German Foreign Ministry, touched upon the issues of involving private detective and security firms in identifying "unwanted" actions by foreign firms and banks. The adopted resolution noted that foreign intelligence officers allegedly work under the cover of some societies, in connection with which joint measures by state bodies and private business structures are needed to restrict the activities of foreign companies that damage the German economy.

 

[Матушкин Андрей Николаевич]

Thank.

 

[Частный детектив Киев.]

Thank.
Although this article is 50–70 percent inaccurate, it doesn’t belong to detective work in Germany. There are no security agencies.
There are either private detectives (not companies !!) or security companies of various forms of ownership. A security company does not have the right to provide detective services.

It is a pity that many of our colleagues posted this article a year or two ago on their sites - it introduces readers to the hype .. But the article is written interestingly (if you read the full text)

This article is posted somewhere or posted earlier on our Forum.

 

[Частный детектив. Тайный советник. Омск.]

Thank you for the interesting article.

 

[частный детектив Хмельницкий]

Thank.
Although this article is 50–70 percent inaccurate, it doesn’t belong to detective work in Germany. There are no security agencies.
There are either private detectives (not companies !!) or security companies of various forms of ownership. A security company does not have the right to provide detective services.
It is a pity that many of our colleagues posted this article a year or two ago on their sites - it introduces readers to the hype .. But the article is written interestingly (if you read the full text)
This article is posted somewhere or posted earlier on our Forum.

And as for me, from several lines of AlexanderKiev it became clear more than from the 2nd time read article ..... And how does this Alexander know everything ?? : D

 

[Частный детектив. Харьков.]

Thank.
Although this article is 50–70 percent inaccurate, it doesn’t belong to detective work in Germany. There are no security agencies.
There are either private detectives (not companies !!) or security companies of various forms of ownership. A security company does not have the right to provide detective services.

It is a pity that many of our colleagues posted this article a year or two ago on their sites - it introduces readers to the hype .. But the article is written interestingly (if you read the full text)

This article is posted somewhere or posted earlier on our Forum.

The article is interesting ......., but you are right a colleague. + 100 Knowledge is an integral part of a professional.

 

[Адвокат Киев]

We are no worse than Germany, everything is as they have and everything is clear with the laws! But if we draw an analogy, then why put in our goals the adoption of the law on private DD in Ukraine?

 

[Патрушев Михаил Владимирович]

Thank! Curious.

 

[Частный детектив Нижний Новгород]

thanks, interesting

 

[Плотников Юрий Михайлович]

Thanks, interesting!