Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for greater regulation of the private intelligence industry.

Firms operating in the private intelligence industry must operate within the law of the state(s) in which they are conducting their business.

Furthermore, the Government is committed to ensuring the integrity of the private security industry and this includes private investigations. The regulation of private investigators was included within the scope of the recent review of the Security Industry Authority.

Once the findings of the review have been published, the Government will carefully consider any recommendations in relation to private investigators.