| A Private investigator is likely to be instructed to | | | | investigator are pretty much the same which |
| carryout various types of tracing, these fall into | | | | include speaking to relatives and friends to |
| four categories. | | | | determine if they have information which was not |
| Commercial | | | | disclosed to the person instructing the investigator. |
| Professional | | | | Also in the case of a missing young person there |
| Families | | | | are a number of organisations which specialise in |
| Adoption | | | | dealing with homeless people. These organisations |
| Commercial Tracing: | | | | are a good starting point if you have located a |
| Commercial tracing would normally deal with | | | | town or city where the subject is believed to be. |
| Debtors who have moved due to circumstances | | | | Adoption Tracing: |
| where the subject has moved for employment | | | | These instructions deal with the adopted person |
| purposes and forgot to inform the creditors of his | | | | trying to locate their natural parents. At present |
| new address or the subject has purposely not | | | | we are only allowed to locate the adopted birth |
| informed the creditors to avoid payment. We | | | | parents not the adopted person. The Register |
| have a number of ways to trace these debtors. | | | | General is the governing body that holds all |
| These tracing methods include telephone enquiries, | | | | information regarding adoptions in England and |
| electoral role searches and discreet enquires. | | | | Wales. In the case of Scotland and Northern |
| Professional Tracing: | | | | Ireland this is known as the General Register. The |
| Professional tracing would normally be under | | | | information the Client will receive from these |
| instructions from media groups but may include | | | | bodies is records of birth certificates etc. As an |
| Solicitors instructions. These instructions would | | | | Investigator the client will need to have these |
| normally be given to a company like ours who | | | | details before the investigation commences, |
| specialise in this work however the normal | | | | otherwise this could be time wasting and |
| methods of tracing can be adopted.i.e. the use of | | | | expensive. |
| the telephone, the internet and the registration of | | | | To conclude there are various types of tracing |
| births, Deaths and marriages depending on the | | | | instructions a Private Investigator can receive |
| instruction. With media groups you will find that a | | | | from Clients and there are various methods to |
| period of surveillance will normally be required | | | | locate the person or persons whatever the |
| once the subject has been located. | | | | instruction. In a lot of the cases it is best to start |
| Families: | | | | by using the tools within the office like the |
| Family inquiries mainly deal with tracing missing | | | | telephone and Internet as this can save time and |
| relatives or friends, these instructions vary from | | | | money. Once these resources have been used |
| a missing husband or wife who has run off to a | | | | there are other methods available for instance |
| child that has ran away. It is very important on | | | | door knocks, Registration of Births Deaths and |
| the initial interview stage that you endeavour to | | | | marriages, specialised organisations etc. etc. In all |
| gain as much information as possible. The method | | | | cases it is vital Investigators gain as much |
| of this investigation would depend on the clients' | | | | information as possible during the initial |
| instructions but the sources available to the | | | | consultation, this will save time and money. |