Private investigator licensing in Ghana

Yes. Private investigators need a licence in Ghana. Ghana licenses private investigation through its private security organisations regime: L.I. 751 bars any organisation from undertaking "private investigations as to facts or the character of any person" without a licence from the Minister for the Interior. Licences go to the organisation, which applies to the Ministry of the Interior with Personality Note Forms for its directors and can be licensed only on national-security and public-interest grounds. People with felony, fraud or dishonesty convictions, or any prison sentence, may not own, control or work for a licensed organisation.

Ministry of the Interior (Private Security Organisation Licensing), under Police Service (Private Security Organisations) Regulations, 1972 (L.I. 751), made under the Police Service Act, 1970 (Act 350).

Renewal by application letter to the Minister for the Interior, with a copy of the current licence, two months before it expires; evidence of employee vetting, tax clearance and VAT clearance certificates are required

As gazetted; the Ministry's page does not list amounts

About six months after submission of the completed Personality Note Forms

1. Buy the Application and Personality Note Forms at the Ministry of the Interior 2. Submit the completed forms with directors' and shareholders' CVs, the company regulations/code and certificate of incorporation 3. Provide any further evidence of good character, competence and integrity the Minister requests 4. Once licensed, notify the Ministry of each new employee within one month and file half-yearly staff returns 5. Renew by letter to the Minister two months before expiry