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Personal Information Promise

In response to recent reports on major data losses the Information Commissioner’s Office is urging heads of organisations to sign up to the Personal Information Promise, to demonstrate their organisation’s senior level commitment to data protection.

The Association of British Investigators signed the Personal Information Promise on 18 May 2009.

Membership Benefits

There really is only one Association in the UK for professional investigators - the Association of British Investigators. The largest, longest established association, offering a range of valuable benefits to its members.

Networking and marketing opportunities. Training, education and support through publications, branch meetings, a discussion group and two newsletters. Special rates for Professional Indemnity Insurance and a free legal help line. Read more about these and other Member services.

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Lawyers’ Registration Scheme

Legal practitioners are invited to register with The Association of British Investigators in order to demonstrate to their clients and fellow professionals that they have exercised due diligence in their selection of investigator or process server.

Background

In 2001 The Private Security Industry Act created the mandate to regulate investigators in private practice if they carried out any of the ‘licensable’ activities.

To date, the licensing process has not begun and the latest indication from the Security Industry Authority is that the process will not commence before 2011.

In anticipation of the delay in implementing licensing The Association of British Investigators has steadily tightened its membership criteria in recent years. Throughout the last decade, The Association has seen a number of cases of unscrupulous investigators bringing shame upon our profession and, in turn, on the clients and lawyers from whom they receive instructions.

With this in mind, and with no licensing alternative on the horizon, The Association now offers this unique registration scheme as means of overcoming potential difficulties presented by the unscrupulous or incompetent investigator.

This is the prudent lawyer’s one stop shop due diligence

The Scheme

Lawyers need only register their details with The Association and upon receipt they will be provided with a stylish logo that can be displayed on literature / web sites etc.

This is a useful marketing tool for legal practitioners who can then openly demonstrate that they will instruct The Association’s members to carry out investigation, litigation support and process serving assignments.

In this way, legal practitioners are able to reassure their clients that the investigator instructed in their particular case is stable, capable, responsible, accountable and both legally and ethically compliant.

The Association’s membership criteria are second to none.

Administration

1. There are no fees to join the scheme and there are no fees to remain on the register.
2. Legal practitioners are expected to give members of The Association of British Investigators, either direct or through The Association’s head office, first option to tender.
3. The Association will supply a free copy of its periodic Journal.
4. Lawyers on the Register will have the opportunity to participate, as Speaker, Exhibitor, Sponsor or Delegate, in Association’s meetings and events.
5. The Register will be published on The Association’s web site with the option to install reciprocal links.
6. The Association reserves the right to remove any register entry without notice.

Download the Scheme details and application form.

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