Working for legal professionals, commerce and industry, private investigators carry out a variety of adjunct services with the utmost professionalism and discretion. Examples include surveillance, debtor tracing, background checks, process serving and the taking of witness statements.

In the UK the Private Investigator sector despite various licencing initiatives remains "Unlicensed" - investigators in the sector have sought to prove their probity, standards and ethics with training qualifications and by offering consistent expertise and commitment to the tasks they are set. The government is considering regulation of private investigators "To ensure the creation and use of standards" and works to a certain extent with the PI industry on formulating a suitable set of standards and implementation timetable... It is perhaps just a matter of time until the voluntary codes of conduct that are being formulated at present become mandatory in the sector. Search the Varsity database to find a private investigator with the appropriate skill set in your required area.