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Surveillance Equipment Essentials

Friday 14 Mar 2014 - 09:15:14

Have you ever wondered what surveillance equipment a private investigator keeps close when they are on a surveillance stakeout or attempting to catch a cheating husband or wife? This post will answer that question for you. However, it is worth noting that new technologies are released regularly and so there may be ‘gadgets’ not on […]

Track a Cheating Husband.

Friday 7 Mar 2014 - 04:46:45

When questioned about installing a Global Positioning System (GPS) most people would say that you would use it for trying to catch out a cheating husband, wife, girlfriend or boyfriend. There are however more reasons that you might want to use them, for example to track an employee who is carrying expensive merchandise or important […]

ICO – Data Protection

Friday 28 Feb 2014 - 09:39:59

ICO – Data protection should be at the top of the list of things to be concerned about for everyone. ICO – Data Protection, The law that was issued in 1988 states that any information, in any format, (digital, paper, visual or audio) that is held about a person must be secure, must be up […]

Tracing People with Private Investigators

Sunday 12 Jan 2014 - 11:52:38

Most people have certain preconceptions about the role of the private investigator. But in reality there are a number of different services offered. One task frequently carried out by our private investigators is the tracing of individuals. Most commonly this involves the tracing of debtors. But these skills can also be put to good use […]

Process Servers & Statutory Demands

Monday 6 Jan 2014 - 09:49:59

When serving Statutory Demands, our process servers have recently had to clarify the timings needed between the letter of appointment being sent out and the Bailiff / Investigator re-attending for service. The main provision concerning the time for service is found in the Practice Directions: Insolvency Rules [2000]. These state that “a first class pre-paid letter […]

Travellers Evicted from Illegal Camp

Sunday 29 Dec 2013 - 11:00:15

A private landowner was given a shock during the bank holiday weekend when an illegal traveller camp was set up on their retail park. This occurred to the north of Gloucester on Saturday afternoon. Within no time, the camp was set up. Once the land was occupied, the owners tried to negotiate with the travellers to […]

Private Investigators Help to Trace Debtors

Friday 20 Dec 2013 - 12:47:10

According to a recent report British taxpayers will have to pay for graduates who have left the country without paying debts. Private investigators have been called in to track down overseas graduates from UK universities who have left the country owing millions of pounds. We have found at Alpha 1 Legal Services, that we are […]

Trespassers and Private Land

Saturday 14 Dec 2013 - 01:01:11

In this country the scarcity of land is fast becoming a large problem for people. Many years ago, before the land was so densely populated, it was easier for travellers to pitch their camps wherever they so wished. People travelling to summer festivals sometimes think they can camp anywhere they please. For local landowners who […]

Private Investigators Image

Saturday 7 Dec 2013 - 12:36:40

The private investigators image that springs to mind, when one thinks of private investigators is the type of private eye or snoop that was romanticised in cinema. Like Jack Nicholson’s character in Chinatown, the British Sherlock Homes or even Hercule Poirot as made famous by Agatha Christie. However, professional investigators services are in demand in […]

Private Investigators In The UK Win Top Award

Saturday 23 Nov 2013 - 12:41:50

Alpha 1 Legal Services, one of the leading private investigator companies in the UK, is pleased to announce it has been voted as “UK Investigation Company of the Year 2014/15” at the Acquisition International M&A Awards. Private investigators win award! Alpha 1 Legal Services operate not only across the country with a number of legal […]

Private Investigators & Process Serving

Saturday 16 Nov 2013 - 01:35:44

As a professional process serving company it never ceases to amaze and mystify us here at Alpha 1 Legal Services, particularly on a Friday. At approximately 4:30 in the afternoon, we will receive a stream of calls from solicitors, government departments and other agencies with a request process serving to serve documents upon an individual or […]

Anti Fraud Surveillance Services

Sunday 10 Nov 2013 - 12:42:22

Being a private investigation company using anti fraud surveillance services in the UK on a daily basis, we are often called upon to investigate false claims of sickness on behalf of employers and government departments. Our fraud surveillance services are used nationwide. In most cases their suspicions are not unfounded, which is why they engage a […]

Private Investigators and the Use of Vehicle Tracking Devices

Sunday 20 Oct 2013 - 11:58:12

I have mentioned to clients many times, how beneficial our vehicle tracking devices can be in their enquiries. They are a great tool for providing intelligence to our investigators as to the movements and habits of someone (when deployed legally I might add). Gradually over the last year we have seen a surge in demand for hire […]

Private Investigators and Licensing in the UK

Saturday 28 Sep 2013 - 02:52:08

The Parliamentary Home Affairs Select Committee report has now been published. The Report makes a number of recommendations to Parliament, for the licensing of the Private Investigators industry which includes: – 1. The term “Private Investigators” be protected for use by those regulated. 2. An introduction of a two-tier system of licensing of a private […]

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