The training manual consists of the following chapters

Preface, What is a Private Investigator, Society and the Private Investigator, Ten Thousand Private Investigators - ten years on, Licensing of Private Investigators in the UK, Historical Perspective, General points, Conducting Investigations, Data Protection Act, Searching for Information, Statement Taking and Interviewing, Surveillance, Process Serving & Setting up a Private Investigator Business

The training manual (Now in its third draft) has been developed from our, "Private Investigator Training Course", and is relevant and complimentary to the EDI L3 Award. This manual is only available to learners taking a Burton Regan Detective Bureau / Private Investigator Training course.

Preface = "AS AN INVESTIGATOR THAT HAS WORKED FOR TWO LARGE NATIONAL DETECTIVE AGENCIES AND AS AN INVESTIGATOR THAT HAS OPERATED BURTON REGAN DETECTIVE BUREAU FOR A FURTHER TEN YEARS. I CAN UNDERSTAND AND IDENTIFY THE RELAVENT ISSUES AND DEBATES IN THE INDUSTRY. I CAN ALSO GIVE YOU THE BENEFIT OF EVERTHING I HAVE LEARNT IN THE PAST 20 YEARS OR SO. I COME TO THE TABLE WITH A MISSION, AN AGENDA AND A BLUEPRINT"

What is a Private Investigator = "ONCE YOU ENTER THE WORLD OF THE PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR YOU HAVE TO SURENDER YOUR WARRANT CARD AND YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO EXIST WITHOUT THESE SUPPORT MECHANISMS. YOU DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY AND BACK UP THAT YOU ONCE MAY HAVE HAD. THIS CAN BE QUITE A HURDLE - SOME CAN ADAPT AND SOME CAN'T"

Society and the Private Investigator = "IF YOU WALK ALONG THE PAVEMENT IN A CONFIDENT AND STEADY STRAIGHT LINE, PEOPLE WILL, INEVITABLY DIVERT THEIR COURSE TO AVOID A COLLISION. IF YOU ARE UNCONFIDENT OR TIMID IN YOUR EXPERIMENTAL WALK, INEVITABLY PEOPLE WILL BUMP INTO YOU AND BEFORE LONG YOU WILL GIVE UP. WITH EXPERIENCE, PRACTISE AND FORETHOUGHT YOU CAN BOTH INFLUENCE AND AFFECT THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU"

Licensing of Private Investigators in the UK = "IN THE UK A SET OF NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS HAS BEEN FORMULATED IN RESPONSE TO THE NEED TO DEFINE WHAT A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR DOES AND A SET OF CORE COMPETENCY SPECIFICATIONS HAVE EMERGED FROM THE SECURITY INDUSTRY AUTHORITY AFTER CONSULTATION WITH SKILLS FOR SECURITY AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS, THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, TRAINING PROVIDERS AND AWARDING BODIES"

Historical Perspective = "D.N.A DATABASES CAN LINK A BLOOD SPOT, HAIR, SKIN FLAKE TO AN INDIVIDUAL. THE EARLY POLICE FORCES AND PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS LIKE VIDOCQ COMPILED INDEX'S OF PERSONAL DETAILS RELATING TO CRIMINALS AND THEIR FINGERPRINTS. VIDOCQ IS CREDITED WITH EARLY CRUDE DATABASES AND WITH TAKING THE FIRST SHOE IMPRESSIONS USING A PLASTER CAST"

General points = "A SUCCESSFUL PI MUST HAVE A GOOD DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE AND ANY PEOPLE SKILLS THAT YOU HAVE WILL BE USEFUL. WHILST OPERATING BOTH WITHIN THE LAW AND THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW. WHILST A FORMAL EDUCATION IS NOT ESSENTIAL A GOOD COMMAND OF ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS CAN BE USEFUL. BUT ANY SKILL PICKED UP IN THE "UNIVERSITY OF LIFE", WILL HAVE PARTICULAR RELEVANCE"

Conducting Investigations = "YOU SHOULD, "SYSTEMATICALLY": ANALYSE, GRADE AND CORROBORATE INFORMATION AS IT IS OBTAINED LOOKING FOR PATTERNS AND LINKS. AS YOU GO ALONG YOU WILL USE AND UNDERSTAND THE RANGE OF INVESTIGATION METHODS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE DIFFERENT INVESTIGATION OBJECTIVES"

Data Protection Act = "THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONERS OFFICE AT: WILMSLOW HAS A LARGE COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A MORE PROFESSIONAL PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR INDUSTRY AND CONSTANTLY PROMISE MORE REGULATORY ACTION AND INVESTIGATION, ESPECIALLY REGARDING SECTION 55 OFFENSES. THERE WAS 30 UNDERTAKINGS AND CAUTIONS IMPOSED BY THEIR COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT IN 2007"

Statement Taking and Interviewing = "IF THE PERSON YOU INTERVIEW DECLINES TO SIGN THE WITNESS STATEMENT OR REFUSES COOPERATION, BUT YOU ARE PROVIDED WITH INFORMATION THAT YOU GRADE AS USEFUL, YOU CAN JOT DOWN A FEW NOTES AS YOU GO THROUGH THE MATTER. THE PERSON YOU INTERVIEW MIGHT BE SCARED OF GETTING INVOLVED OR THEY MIGHT JUST BE UNINTERESTED. IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES YOU CAN SUPPLY YOUR CLIENT WITH A: WITNESS SUMMARY"

Surveillance = "IF YOU ARE PARTICULARY AFFLUENT YOU COULD CONSIDER HAVING A SPARE TRACKER THAT COULD BE DEPLOYED IN A, "ONE ON - ONE OFF", SCENARIO. SOMETIMES GETTING TO THE TARGET VEHICLE IS LIKE A NINJA MOVIE AND THE SHEER HASSEL OF TAKING THE TRACKER OFF AND TAKING IT AWAY TO CHARGE UP THEN GOING BACK TO REFIT IT IS NEGATED BY DEPLOYING THE SECOND TRACKER"

Process Serving = "OUR AGENT INDICATED THAT HE WAS LOOKING TO LEAVE A NOTE WITH HIS CONTACT DETAILS AND MADE OUT THAT HE WAS WRITING ON SOME PAPER INSIDE HIS CUPPED HAND - IN FACT HE WAS LOOKING AT THE PHOTO AND LOOKING AT THE FEMALE, THEN, BACK AT THE PHOTO".

Setting up a Private Investigator Business = "CHOOSING THE NAME OF YOUR BUSINESS OR COMPANY SHOULD OCCUPY YOU FOR A GOOD DEAL OF TIME. IF YOU CHOOSE BADLY YOU WILL LOOSE A LOT OF POTENTIAL CLIENTS, WHILST A GOD CHOICE OF NAME WILL SERVE YOU WELL FOR YEARS TO COME"