Private investigator licensing in Guernsey
No. Guernsey has no specific private investigator licence.
The Bailiwick of Guernsey has no law that licenses or registers private investigators or investigation agencies. A search of the Bailiwick's legislation on Guernsey Legal Resources for 'private investigator', 'private detective', 'enquiry agent', 'detective' and 'security guard' finds no licensing law, only court judgments and unrelated ordinances, so investigation runs as an ordinary business. Data protection, privacy and criminal law still apply.1
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Sources
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Questions about PI licensing in Guernsey
Do you need a licence to be a private investigator in Guernsey?+
No. Guernsey has no specific private investigator licence. The Bailiwick of Guernsey has no law that licenses or registers private investigators or investigation agencies. A search of the Bailiwick's legislation on Guernsey Legal Resources for 'private investigator', 'private detective', 'enquiry agent', 'detective' and 'security guard' finds no licensing law, only court judgments and unrelated ordinances, so investigation runs as an ordinary business. Data protection, privacy and criminal law still apply.
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