What is this standard about?
BS 102000:2013 provides recommendations on conduct, management, staffing and operational accountability as they relate to the provision of investigative services.
Who is this standard for?
- Providers of investigative services
- Those wishing to purchase investigative services
Why should you use this standard?
It was introduced to try and help deal with the problem of unscrupulous activity among private investigators. It sets out guidelines and specifications for providers of investigative services, to demonstrate their accountability at a time when the government is looking further into the official licensing of such services.
The standard provides guidance on:
- Conducting investigations
- Searching for information and preserving evidence
- Surveillance techniques
- Understanding and working to relevant laws and standards
- Management of information
- Analysis and review
The standard recognizes that some of its recommendations might be beyond the means of smaller service providers such as sole traders, but affiliation to a professional body or engaging the services of other organizations ought to permit such providers to comply with the recommendations.