Asked by: Baroness Henig (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the statement by Lord Bates on 26 March (HL Deb, cols 1528–9) that licensing for private investigators would be introduced early in the next Parliament, what is the timetable for the introduction of licensing for private investigators.
Answered by Lord Bates
The Government is committed to ensuring the integrity of the private security industry and this includes private investigators.
In July, the Government committed to a review (formerly triennial review) of the Security Industry Authority. That review may make further recommendations for legislative change which the Government will then consider.
Asked by: Baroness Henig (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 20 January (HL Deb, col 523), what progress has been made on licensing for the private security industry.
Answered by Lord Taylor of Holbeach
We expect the regulations to licence the activity of private investigations to come into force in 2015.
We also expect the introduction of the statutory licensing of private security businesses to come into force in 2015, followed thereafter by private
investigation businesses. We are continuing to work with the Security Industry Authority and industry on both regulations.
Asked by: Baroness Henig (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they plan to put in place to ensure that private investigation businesses are properly regulated and held to account.
Answered by Lord Taylor of Holbeach
We expect the regulations to licence the activity of private investigations to come into force in 2015.
We also expect the introduction of the statutory licensing of private security businesses to come into force in 2015, followed thereafter by private
investigation businesses. We are continuing to work with the Security Industry Authority and industry on both regulations.