Editing Private investigator (section)

===UK===
In 2001, the Private Security Industry Act empowered the [[Security Industry Authority]] (SIA) to introduce licensing for private investigators in the United Kingdom. Although the SIA regulates various other sectors of the private security industry, the specific licensing framework for private investigators has never been fully implemented, and remains unimplemented as of January 2025. As a result, there is no government-backed licensing scheme for private investigators in the UK.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

The SIA has periodically announced potential dates for when private investigator licensing might take effect, including a proposal for discussion in Parliament in May 2015. However, no formal scheme has emerged. In December 2014, Corporate Livewire published an article by a UK private investigator at BAR Investigations,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Eastham |first1=John |title=Private Investigators |url=https://privateinvestigationsuk.net/ |website=Private Investigations UK |access-date=2023-09-05 |archive-date=2023-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001212114/https://privateinvestigationsuk.net/ |url-status=live }}</ref> discussing the implications of the unimplemented licensing regime and other industry concerns.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sia.homeoffice.gov.uk/Pages/licensing-private-investigations.aspx |title=Regulation of Private Investigations |publisher=Sia.homeoffice.gov.uk |access-date=2015-07-27 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728191851/http://www.sia.homeoffice.gov.uk/Pages/licensing-private-investigations.aspx |archive-date=2015-07-28 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.corporatelivewire.com/top-story.html?id=private-investigators-in-the-uk-how-the-role-is-changing |title=Top Stories |publisher=Corporate LiveWire |date=2014-12-17 |access-date=2015-07-27 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921033137/http://www.corporatelivewire.com/top-story.html?id=private-investigators-in-the-uk-how-the-role-is-changing |archive-date=2015-09-21 }}</ref> The cost of hiring a private investigator in the UK varies according to the complexity of the inquiry and the investigator’s level of experience, with typical daily rates ranging from £200 to £500.