Private investigator licensing in Jersey
No. Jersey has no specific private investigator licence.
Jersey has no law that licenses or registers private investigators or investigation agencies. A full-text search of the current laws on jerseylaw.je for 'private investigator', 'private detective', 'enquiry agent', 'investigation agency' and 'private security' finds no statute, so investigation runs as an ordinary business. The only security licensing found is the Door Registration Scheme for door staff at licensed premises under the Licensing (Jersey) Law 1974, which does not cover investigators. Data protection and other general law still apply.1
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Questions about PI licensing in Jersey
Do you need a licence to be a private investigator in Jersey?+
No. Jersey has no specific private investigator licence. Jersey has no law that licenses or registers private investigators or investigation agencies. A full-text search of the current laws on jerseylaw.je for 'private investigator', 'private detective', 'enquiry agent', 'investigation agency' and 'private security' finds no statute, so investigation runs as an ordinary business. The only security licensing found is the Door Registration Scheme for door staff at licensed premises under the Licensing (Jersey) Law 1974, which does not cover investigators. Data protection and other general law still apply.
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