You should give them a simple two word answer and the second word should be
"off". Information blaggers have been trying this one for years. They might
even tell you that if you tell the person that the private investigation is
taking place you can be committing a "tipping off" offence. If a crime is
suspected the police are the only ones with the power to investigate. PIs can only
investigate civil matters and then inform the police if criminal activity is
uncovered in the process.
Ian B
Ian Buckland
Managing Director
Keep IT Legal Ltd
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In a message dated 27/01/05 11:06:12 GMT Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
writes:
> I'd like to ask the group -- has anyone had any experience of getting a s29
> request from anyone other than the police? The requester is a private
> investigator, who says that he's pursuing a possible crime. What he wants
> is confirmation or denial that a named individual works or has ever worked
> here.
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