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Private Investigator UK Training from Burton Regan Detective Bureau

Our next training day is 23rd September 2010 (Thursday). 09:15 - 18:05 hours. The total cost of the training and study material is: £349.00 (VAT is included).

In addition to your certificate recording your attendance, we supply our Private Investigator Training Manual in PDF format and other training support material on a memory stick for you to take away. Our training support material is exclusive to students who enrol on the course. The support material reinforces the training and is a stand alone self study aide.

A buffet lunch is supplied. Please advice of any special requirements you may have before you arrive.

Free parking is available

Course Testimony

The course introduces students to all aspects of private investigator work, focusing on the core skills needed to set up and operate as a viable private investigator. You will need these skills and knowledge to create and build up a profitable customer base as you progresses in your career. As we march towards 2011/12 you will need to obtain your sia private investigator license.

Our trainers have decades of front line private investigator experience and knowledge and operate as successful investigators and private eyes. Our daily experience with Burton Regan Detective Bureau mean that we can be authoritative about relevancy and the skill levels required in a rapidly evolving profession.

Course Testimony
Course Contents:
Historical Overview
Searching for information:
  • 1 / Defining and obtaining information with regard to available resources in accordance with legislation and the law.
  • 2 / Sources of information.
  • 3 / Using information to conduct and complete enquiries.
Debtor Tracing / People Tracing
  • 1 / Types and sources of information including paid and free resources.
  • 2 / Legal aspects of debtor tracing and licence requirements.
Conducting Investigations:
  • 1 / Viability, legality, consequences and pitfalls of investigations. Client screening.
  • 2 / Pre planning taking into account budget, resources and legal constraints.
  • 3 / Methods of reviewing, updating, reporting and recording.
  • 4 / Maintaining security and confidentiality of information.
Process Serving
  • 1 / Types of Legal Documents and legal requirements involved in effecting service.
  • 2 / Reporting and preparing confirmations of service.
  • 3 / Pitfalls and issues, best practice and legal matters.
Surveillance:
  • 1 / Allocating resources and employing appropriate, ethical and legally acceptable methods.
  • 2 / Conducting static and non static surveillance.
  • 3 / Equipment: Camera's, Recorders, trackers. All used in accordance with legal requirements and manufacturers' or suppliers instructions.
  • 4 / Recording and reporting.
Interviewing:
  • 1 / Objectives and preplanning, observing sensitivities, rights, privacy, special needs and confidentiality.
  • 2 / Skills required to complete a statement, eliciting, weighing up information.
  • 3 / Procedures and techniques for maintaining validity and integrity.
Setting Up and Operating A Private Investigator Business:
  • 1 / Legal requirements, identifying a market place, advertising.
  • 2 / Tax, accountancy, licences
  • 3 / Best Practice with regard to current laws and statutes.

Kevin Regan and his team have operated throughout the UK for some of the biggest Private Investigator organisations. Regan was featured as one of the principal Private Investigators in the UK by the BBC in 2000, it their documentary: "Ten Thousand Private Eyes".

Regan has headed up Burton Regan Detective Bureau for over a decade and operates with a simple mantra: "Quality People, Belief, Passion, Expertise and Experience". He carries this concept into the training course and recently completed his Level 3 Award in Assessing Candidates Using a Range of Methods with: OCR. This qualification is also known as the A1 (NVQ) Assessor Award. To further keep up to date with current education best practice, Regan also completed his Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) award.