Sicherheitsgewerbe-Verordnung § 1: degree plus 1 year as employed detective (or 1 year as legal officer in a security directorate); higher vocational school 1.5 years or grammar school 2 years; intermediate school or apprenticeship 2 years; or 5 years' detective employment or police service
Exam
Yes
Training
Befähigungsprüfung under the Berufsdetektive-Befähigungsprüfungsordnung (criminalistics, criminal, constitutional and administrative law, procedure, data protection), or individual competence assessment
Reciprocity
EEA qualifications can be recognised or treated as equivalent.
Recording calls
One-party consent
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