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15 January 2025

NEW STAKEHOLDER JOINS COPI UK

2025 gets off to a positive start for COPI UK, with a fifth stakeholder joining the Confederation. Palatine (R&D Group Ltd) with its UK wide professional investigator subscribing members will further strengthen and promote our stated aims and objectives.

4 December 2024

COPI UK SPECIAL ADVISOR

We are delighted to announce that Richard Newman, BA(Hons), C.I.P.I., Member I.P.S.A. will be joining COPI UK as a Special Advisor. With his vast experience and knowledge Richard will be invaluable in assisting COPI to achieve its stated aims and objectives, and for the betterment of a fair and collaborative Professional Investigation industry.

27 November 2024

STATEMENT OF ASSURANCE

Following the recent announcement that the ICO have issued a UK GDPR Code of Conduct to the Association of British Investigators (ABI). We respectfully inform all professional Investigators within our stakeholders, also elsewhere, that we have been monitoring the various concerns that have been raised, and in accordance with the aims of COPI UK we are in contact with the relevant authorities to ensure that the interests of industry Investigators as a whole are protected and not subjected to any form of discrimination. Please be assured that COPI UK is here for you and can be relied upon to act as a voice for professional Investigators no matter what their affiliations. It is also worth mentioning that the ICO Code is only representative of one aspect of our sector’s work, and the focus and aims of COPI UK are much more holistic around the compliance of Investigators in areas of their conduct.

9 October 2024

UKAS certification for BS102000:18 - Code of Practice for the provision of Investigative services - is no longer available from IQ Verify Ltd. This company has gone into Liquidation (10 September 2024) and their accreditation was withdrawn by UKAS on 1 August 2024. Anyone who holds certification with IQ Verify Ltd should check with UKAS to see if they are still valid.

11 June 2024

Confederation of Professional Investigators UK

featured in an article on Professional Security Magazine online:

www.professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/commercial-security/investigators-confederate/

“Investigators confederate

The Confederation of Professional Investigators UK has launched – COPI UK for short. The founders are the Institute of Professional Investigators (IPI), the World Association of Professional Investigators (WAPI) and the United Kingdom Private Investigators Network (UKPIN).

The organisers describe it as an amalgamation of long-standing core stakeholder bodies and organisations within the private investigation industry, whose members are professionals of repute known for their compliant, ethical best business practices. The collective longevity of the confederation’s stakeholders is over 100 years. They add that they have offered invitations to all industry trade groups to join COPI UK whose collective voice is aimed at protecting the interests of UK investigators and their clients, and acting as a conduit to Government and regulators on industry matters. Despite the Coalition Government’s plans announced in 2014 to have the SIA licence investigators, nothing came of it. The Confederation complains of a lack of confidence from public and regulators, and a proliferation of rogue operators.

The associations point to an agreed code of ethics protecting clients, the public, and investigators alike. Membership of the Confederation is open to all Industry trade groups and carries no membership fees or administration charges. Last year WAPI, IPI and UKPIN jointly signed a consolidated voluntary Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct across their Memberships, which will also be an entry requirement for COPI UK.

The autonomy of each of the associations will be unaffected by their involvement in COPI UK they add. Individuals cannot become members of COPI UK, only representative bodies.”