Private investigator licensing in South Sudan
No. South Sudan has no specific private investigator licence.
South Sudan has no law that licenses private investigators. Under section 21(2)(f) of the Police Service Act 2009, the Minister of Interior approves the incorporation of private security companies by the Registrar of Companies on the Inspector General's recommendation, and the Act does not mention investigation services. Eye Radio reports that private security companies are currently licensed and supervised by the Ministry of Interior and the National Police Service. A bill to set up a South Sudan Private Security Regulatory Authority has passed the government's Governance Cluster and goes next to the Council of Ministers and the national legislature. Whether that bill covers investigators is unknown.1
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No. South Sudan has no specific private investigator licence. South Sudan has no law that licenses private investigators. Under section 21(2)(f) of the Police Service Act 2009, the Minister of Interior approves the incorporation of private security companies by the Registrar of Companies on the Inspector General's recommendation, and the Act does not mention investigation services. Eye Radio reports that private security companies are currently licensed and supervised by the Ministry of Interior and the National Police Service. A bill to set up a South Sudan Private Security Regulatory Authority has passed the government's Governance Cluster and goes next to the Council of Ministers and the national legislature. Whether that bill covers investigators is unknown.
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