Private investigator licensing in Denmark
No. Denmark has no specific private investigator licence.
Denmark has no licence or recognised training for private investigators. The Security Services Act (lov om vagtvirksomhed), under which the National Police authorise firms and local police approve staff, covers guarding, cash transport, personal protection and alarm reception, and does not name investigation work.
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How to get licensed
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No licence is needed, so register the business and get a CVR number through Virk.dk
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Set up GDPR and Danish Data Protection Act compliance for case files and surveillance data
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Do not offer guarding, cash transport, personal protection or alarm reception, which need police authorisation under the Security Services Act
Licensed somewhere else?
See whether you can take a case in Denmark.
Rules in the field
Recording conversations
One-party consent
You can generally record a conversation you are part of without telling the others.
Sources
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Questions about PI licensing in Denmark
Do you need a licence to be a private investigator in Denmark?+
No. Denmark has no specific private investigator licence. Denmark has no licence or recognised training for private investigators. The Security Services Act (lov om vagtvirksomhed), under which the National Police authorise firms and local police approve staff, covers guarding, cash transport, personal protection and alarm reception, and does not name investigation work.
How do you get a private investigator licence in Denmark?+
1. No licence is needed, so register the business and get a CVR number through Virk.dk 2. Set up GDPR and Danish Data Protection Act compliance for case files and surveillance data 3. Do not offer guarding, cash transport, personal protection or alarm reception, which need police authorisation under the Security Services Act
Can an investigator licensed elsewhere work a case in Denmark?+
No licence applies, so investigators licensed elsewhere can work Danish cases, subject to GDPR and the Danish Criminal Code.
Can a private investigator record phone calls in Denmark?+
Denmark is a one-party consent country: you can generally record a conversation you are part of without telling the others.
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