Private Detective Service
CAAGe trials partnering with P&D (Private and Discreet) Investigations Ltd
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How can Private Detectives Help Grooming Victims?
When you’re being groomed you want to know what’s happening.
When you’ve been groomed, you want to know what happened.
If you opt for legal action, you want evidence.
CAAGe looks at how private detectives can help:
Private Investigators and their Role Supporting Victims of Adult Grooming
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Why Partner with P&D?
It is really hard to find/identify a good private detective/private detective agency. At CAAGe, we believe we’ve found both in the form of Private Investigator (PI) John Bateman and his team at P&D Investigations.
They came highly recommended to us by someone who used their services to investigate the suspected groomer in a case of sexual grooming.
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About P&D Investigations
Lead by ex-police detective John Bateman, P&D is made up of experienced ex-police officers and investigators with a detective background.
They are full members of the Institute of Professional Investigators (IPI) & Ex Police in Commerce (EPIC).
P&D has a full track record, great reviews, and was founded in 1994.
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Professionalism
Founder of P&D, John Bateman, is not only a member of the IPI, but a sits on the board.
They (the IPI) are currently campaigning for stronger regulation of the private investigation industry, which is currently unregulated. In the UK, currently almost anyone can set up as a private detective.
Traceability (P&D):
VAT Registered No 657 7329 95
Company number: 04624077
The company is also fully insured.
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Costs
Every investigation is different according to what needs doing, who’s doing it, and what’s involved.
A straightforward person trace with P&D might cost, just to offer ball park figure, £250-300.
(For comparison purposes, our founder, Claire Thompson, was quoted four times this amount by an agency tracing information about her suspected sexual groomer. That agency discovered only that he had a ‘burn phone’ - no contract, no trace. Not good enough for tht kind of money!)
The first, introductory, consultation with P&D is free, and you will be given a clearer idea of pricing for your project.
We regret that CAAGe is not currently in a position to fund or subsidise this activity at present.
Meet John Bateman, MIPI
Whatever brought you to our door, secrecy and hidden information is unlikely to help your decisions or your trust of us at CAAGe.
So we think it’s important that you understand who is behind P&D Investigations: meet John Bateman, MIPI, who leads the team.
Having started his career in the Merchant Navy (navigating officer), John joined the police force (Hertford Constabulary) as a Detective Constable in 1983. He left eleven years later, in 1994, to form P&D, and now leads a team of specialists.
He is a board member (and treasurer) for the Institute of Private Investigators, and is passionate about raising standards across the industry.
Contact P&D
Reviews
L&Ds customer reviews and comments.
Not all are, of course, regarding grooming related cases, but offer at least a reassuring insight into the quality of their work.
Contact
Head Office phone:
+44 (0)1707 371144
Mobile phone:
+44 (0)7774 868648
Email; johnb@johnbateman.co.uk
CAAGe does not receive any money from John Bateman/P&D Investigations, but please mention us when you call to help us all understand the value of this service.
Address
5 Westcott
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
AL7 2PP
Although based in the Hertford/North London área, P&D has a network that allows it to investigate across the UK and internationally.
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Why pick an EPIC Member?
There are certain advantages to choosing to work with en ex-police officer. If they are members of EPIC you can be sure they really were serving police officers.
Read: Why use an EPIC Member?
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Police have lost the skill and the will
We have talked a lot, above, about the IPI.
The other association of PIs is the ABI.
Anyone working in with victims will be well aware of the challenges in working with the police, and the limitations that they face.
In this vein, the ABI wrote this article regarding police and PIs when it comes to investigating fraud:
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Catching my Rapist
Documentary recommended by PI John Bateman about one woman’s dogged five year struggle to bring her rapist to justice.
Currently on itvx, this cannot be viewed outside of the UK (apologies)
Code of Conduct
The IPI (Inst. of Private Investigators) and the WAPI (World Association of PIs) have agreed on a Code of Conduct for Private Investigator members of their associations.
Summarised as they affect customers (clients) they include:
accountability: to be accountable for all their work and/or investigations;
high standards: to carry out their work within the highest standards of legal, professional and ethical principles; to operate only where they are qualified and/or recognised as being competent; and to maintain a high level of self-development and professional competence; to stay abreast of all appropriate legislation;
client protection: to carry appropriate professional insurance; to treat all information received in the course of work and/or investigations with discretion, confidentiality and in compliance with data protection law and principles, registering with the appropriate data registration body; to address any conflicts of interest;
data protection: to ensure that a client’s information and instructions are for lawful uses only;
fairness: to never deny professional services to any client for any reasons of race, colour, religion, sex, accessibility needs, sexual preference, or national origin - in keeping with principles of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).
good behaviour: to treat others with courtesy and fairness;
honesty: not to misrepresent or exaggerate activities and/or services;
working with others: to ensure that any others assisting in the PIs work similarly comply with this Code of Ethics.