CONFEDERATION of
Professional Investigators UK
Safeguarding the investigation industry and clients alike via best practice, training and regulation
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Since 1976, the Institute of Professional Investigators (IPI) has sought to encourage and promote its members to achieve and maintain a high standard of professionalism whilst engaged in their investigative activities. IPI is the only “Institute” within the private investigation sector in the United Kingdom, and consider their members to be truly representative of the investigation sector. The management of the Institute is vested in a Board of Governors consisting of elected participants.
The UKPIN was created to provide private investigators, private detectives tracing agents, enquiry agents, process servers, investigation agencies, detective agencies, professional investigative specialists and forensic experts in the United Kingdom (UK), England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and international Private Investigators with a dedicated medium to network with each other and exchange business and information.
The World Association of Professional Investigators
WAPI
a professional investigator body, formed by professionals, for professionals. They have two purposes to serve professional investigators through their members and to serve clients in the public and private sector
Core Stakeholder Industry Trade Groups
The Confederation of Professional Investigators invites and encourages all industry trade groups throughout the UK to join and unite as a collective to work together for the best interests of investigators and their clients, now and in the future. There is no cost involved in becoming a COPI UK Core Stakeholder, each group will have an equal voice in the Confederation and nominate one Board Member to represent them and their members. COPI UK will operate with transparency, in a non-
The Confederation of Professional Investigators UK is in its infancy with five Core Stakeholders, and stated aims and objectives, which we would seek to develop and build upon together. We would very much welcome as many trade groups as possible to join us in our mission to ensure the future of the Investigation industry is professional, compliant, independently and fairly regulated in the UK, qualified and ultimately respected by clients, government, the legal profession and the public in general. Take that first step to a united future and contact COPI UK.
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Phone: 020 7193 1938 | Email: COPI UK
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Ex Police in Industry and Commerce
EPIC
is a business networking organisation exclusively for former staff and members of the police force, who can help match you to one of our fully vetted members, so when you engage the services of an EPIC member, you can rest assured you’re in good hands.
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