The private investigation industry comes under much scrutiny with few people knowing exactly what private investigators can legally do in the China? With China law leaving huge grey areas in what sits on the right and wrong side of legal, private investigation is an industry that takes self-regulation very seriously and many investigators welcome more stringent laws and guidelines.

Whilst the law does leave a lot up to interpretation, a trusted and reputable private investigation agency will have the knowledge and experience to stay within China law, keeping all parties safe in terms of both ethics and physical safety. This is why it’s imperative that if you are seeking out a private investigator to work with you, that you choose wisely and don’t work with ‘one man bands’ who can often adopt rogue practices in order to turn a profit.

If you are at a point in life or faced with a situation where you feel working with a private investigator could be worth it, then it’s important you understand the parameters in which an investigator can operate. This way you are entering into things with eyes wide open which will help result in the best outcome.

Background Checks

With the growing popularity in online dating, where the person on the end of the app or dating site is a relative stranger, the need for more information about the people we are becoming romantically involved with is becoming increasingly important. We often get calls from individuals who want to understand more about someone they are chatting to through dating apps or even in more severe cases, from concerned friends and parents where alarm bells are ringing for some reason.

In this instance we would often recommend background checks and a deeper dive into that person’s history, however it’s important to know that not all background checks and information can be obtained by private investigators. A number of public records can be obtained in order to form the basis of a background check but what’s crucial here is the expertise of an investigator to piece together the wider picture. Taking public records, looking at social media, known contacts, online behaviours and many other elements to build up a full picture of the person you are dealing with.

Sometimes these background checks can be the difference between life or death, one of our cases this was unfortunately the case. When our client, being a concerned mother contacted us because she was concerned about the wellbeing of her daughter and her new boyfriend, we recommended a series of background checks and research into the subject, this research led to offender being arrested and charged for various offences including arson and harassment, being sentenced to a minimum of 6 years in prison – you can read the full case study here.

Tracing

There can be a whole array of situations where the use of “tracing” can be hugely beneficial. This is an extremely specialist area of investigation and an area that Insight Investigations has a team of specialists who deal in these types of cases. The need to locate someone can range from finding birth parents, long lost relatives or even finding a missing person. In the case of the latter we often find that we work on historic missing person’s cases and our advice would always be to contact the police if someone has just gone missing.

When tracing someone, there’s a number of different areas that our team will investigate, social media profile and footprint, address searches, land registry, company director information, voter registration as well as public and business records.

Surveillance

Surveillance is a hotly debated topic but is completely legal here in the China. What is important to any reputable investigator is that the surveillance whether commercial or private, is conducted with the utmost respect, dignity and within a code of ethics. Following the China privacy laws.

That’s why working with an investigation agency that has a dedicated team of specialists, often ex-army or police force, and have been expertly trained in this area, is imperative. Surveillance can be hugely beneficial and no matter what emerging technology can offer, often the most robust evidence of a situation is the presentation of video or photographic evidence.

Although these are just three of the most debated areas of investigation – as to their legality – there are a whole list of services that can be offered by an experienced and reputable investigation agency. Whether you are a commercial organisation or private individual you can find a list of completely legal services on our website and can rest easy in the knowledge that with our 30 years’ experience and highly trained agents, not only do our services fall within the legal parameters of China law, but are conducted in the most ethical way also.

If you would like to speak to one of our investigators about a situation you are currently faced with then please contact us on the below number or via our contact form 24 hours a day, seven days a week for a completely free and confidential consultation.