Following the exposure of Christopher Steele, the man known for working up the dirty dossier on President Donald Trump, Security News Desk contributor Nick Kochan ponders the pitfalls of hiring a private investigator.
The government has outlined plans for licensing private investigators after years of negative headlines that have rocked national confidence in the industry. So what does the future hold for private investigators?
The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has called for clarity from the Home Office on the timing of regulatory change for the private security industry, following the announcement of plans for private investigators to be regulated from 2014.
New Home Office guidelines to regulate private investigators from 2014 will see the responsibility for issuing licences fall under the remit of the Security Industry Authority (SIA).
Regulation of private investigators by the Security Industry Authority will wait until the outcome of the Leveson Inquiry into phone hacking, says Home Office.
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