Private Detectives - What Do They Investigate ?

Tracing - Private Detectives and Tracing Agents

What do private detectives do ?


Tracing covers locating missing persons: old friends, relatives, abducted children, natural parents, witnesses, probate beneficiaries, business associates, debtors ...
You may be involved in tracing livestock: pets, farm animals ...

Tracing also covers finding assets: vehicles, boats, property, equipment, tools, stock, raw materials ...

Status enquiries

Status investigations are undertaken to establish the financial / debt / asset situation of a debtor, before deciding on further action ...

Due diligence

Due diligence reviews for business clients includes checking business credentials, credit rating, personal background reviews, pre-employment screening, verifying qualifications ...

Background checks

Background checks for private clients includes establishing the background / financial situation / activities of new associates. Instructions include pre-marital or pre-relationship lifestyle checks, checks on new friends of family members, nanny checks before employment ...

Process Serving

The service of documents as prescribed under the Civil Procedure Rules, ensuring the correct person is served at the right address.

A statement of service or affidavit is prepared as required ...

Recovery

Recovery includes debt collection, the repossession of property and assets, and collection of credit cards ...

Surveillance

Covert surveillance is used in many circumstances to gather evidence. Situations include insurance claims investigations, suspected theft and fraud by customers and staff, checks on nannies and domestic staff, suspected infidelity of a partner, peace of mind enquiries of new friends of your children ...

Statement taking

Attend on the behalf of a solicitor or client to take a statement. Locations include accident location, private home, police station and HM Prison ...

Accident investigations

Attend at the scene of an incident or accident and prepare a location plan and photographs to illustrate the events that took place ...

Property checks

Locality checks for people and businesses moving to a new area ...

Specialist services

Provide specialist services such as polygraph lie testing, computer forensic examination, fraud investigations, DNA paternity testing, semen detection ...