Month: July 2018

Getting The Absolute Best From A People Tracing Service.
30 Jul
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Getting The Absolute Best From A People Tracing Service.

We’ve said it before and we’ll blow our own trumpet once more – The very simply reason(s) that we’re becoming one of the most acclaimed and well-regarded tracing agents for individuals and organisations within Newcastle and the rest of the North East is because we provide a fast, efficient, ethical, honest and most importantly accurate service.

No matter whether it be a loved one you’ve lost touch with or someone needing traced because of debt, inheritance or business obligations, as long as there is a lawful basis or a strong legitimate interest for the trace to be conducted we can get you the result you need. Read more about Getting The Absolute Best From A People Tracing Service. …

Licensing In Our Industry – Where do WE Stand On The Issue?
23 Jul
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Licensing In Our Industry – Where do WE Stand On The Issue?

In last week’s blog we detailed our encounter with one of the more unscrupulous and brazen ‘unregulated’ PIs in our region – one who sought to ‘squat’ off our business address and steal our marketing materials, whilst claiming he didn’t need to be insured to work in this field. You can read more about that here should you wish.

That encounter leads us on this week to discuss our thoughts and feelings around the latest news that FINALLY strict licensing and enforced regulation will be brought to the investigation industry. Read more about Licensing In Our Industry – Where do WE Stand On The Issue? …

Exposing Unscrupulous PI’s.
16 Jul
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Exposing Unscrupulous PI’s.

We talk a lot in this blog space about the perils and dangers that come with using an unregulated and unqualified investigator, and in the past we’ve published guidelines as to how you can avoid the pitfalls that come with hiring or working with what we call ‘Gumtree Gumshoes’.

We call them ‘Gumtree Gumshoes’ because the pop culture nickname for a PI plays well against the fact these people don’t have insurance or any marketable skill-set in the industry, so they mainly advertise on free business listing sites and across social media only. There’s no website. There’s no office. There’s no professional affiliations. Just a demand to pay upfront and a mobile number – that can be swiftly junked when they disappear if the job goes wrong. Read more about Exposing Unscrupulous PI’s. …

Data Breaches, Newcastle City Council and Contradictory Control Measures.
02 Jul
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Data Breaches, Newcastle City Council and Contradictory Control Measures.

Regular readers of the Surmount blog will recall our entry back in November 2017 in relation to the conduct of Newcastle City Council and the poor and concerning manner in which they handle confidential data.

The matter stemmed from a now infamous data breach at the hands of Newcastle City Council which was the result of a bulk email sent in June of 2017 to 77 recipients that led to the disclosure of various personal details such as home addresses, dates of birth and so on of adopting parents and adopted children. Read more about Data Breaches, Newcastle City Council and Contradictory Control Measures. …

Security Vulnerability Assessments for North-East Businesses
02 Jul
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Security Vulnerability Assessments for North-East Businesses

The Security Vulnerability Assessments we offer to businesses and organisations around Newcastle upon Tyne, North Shields, Blyth, Whitley Bay, Tynemouth, Cramlington, Hexham, Prudhoe, Ryton, Blaydon on Tyne, Gateshead, Jarrow, Hebburn, Boldon, South Shields, Washington, Sunderland, Durham and the rest of the North East are designed with one very simple goal in mind:

To provide the business owner(s) with definitive proof and reassurance that the people they employ are not putting the company at risk in some capacity and that the measures they have implemented are a strong enough deterrent. Read more about Security Vulnerability Assessments for North-East Businesses …