Security Consultant & Private Investigator Newcastle upon Tyne | North East

Have you heard about Surmount’s independent criminal and civil re-investigation service as part of the Solicitor Support packages we offer?

We recently worked on such a case with a solicitor in which their client had been accused of sexually assaulting someone.

The client maintained that he was somewhere else at the time and could prove it. The police took the victim’s word as gospel and charged him regardless without ever checking his alibi. Read more about A Good Investigation Will Always Clear The Way For The Truth …

It’s getting exhausting now but chances are if you’re watching a Private Investigator go about their job in a TV drama or film then it is far from a realistic example of what a Private Investigator really does – or actually can do.

The latest example has been JK Rowling’s very popular drama series, Strike, on BBC1.

There you have the lead character – a dysfunctional but brilliant PI with “issues” and the stereotypical trench-coat, dirty office and glass door with his name etched on it – doing whatever it takes to secure the leads needed to ‘break the case wide open’, etc. He’s breaking into places and stealing evidence whenever the need or the plot requires it.

The truth of Surmount Investigations’ jobs – and the profession as a whole – is a lot less ‘easy’ and entertaining. Read more about How To Choose A Private Investigator – Breaking Down The Myths …

When it comes to GPS tracking of a target on behalf of a client, the first thing that is thought of by said client is normally whether it is legal and what are the general legalities surrounding it.

In all cases where we deploy and utilise information gathered from a GPS tracking device, we are legally compliant at ALL times and work in line with the ABI’s ‘Good Practise Guide & Policy’.

We recently worked with a client in relation to doubts they had as to the whereabouts of one of their delivery drivers during the course of the working day. Read more about GPS Tracking Services – Do Them Well But Do Them LAWFULLY! …

Further on from our earlier blog post ‘It’s Important To Know Surveillance Legalities When Putting It To Use” we will share with you now an investigation and subsequent covert surveillance operation we completed, which has been recognised by The ABI, and our case study detailing the investigation was published on their website. If you’re interested […]

If you’re a business owner with premises and staff, no matter the field, then our Security Consultancy service is for you.

To put it simply, *trust* – that the system and protocols you have in place are being respected and followed by the people you employ or that the measures you have had implemented are a strong enough deterrent – is honestly not enough to justify putting your profits, premises and hard work in establishing your business at risk.

At Surmount Investigations we offer a three-tiered security consultancy programme that is bespoke to fit your needs: Read more about Our ‘Security Vulnerability Assessments’ Are The Best Service You Didn’t Know Your Business Deserves! …

Too many times we’ve been instructed by solicitors to engage in an assignment and come to find that we’re being brought in to re-do or clean up another investigator’s work. Without fail:

1. that investigator’s work has been illegally conducted with inadmissible evidence acquired
2. said investigator was uninsured, ‘unregulated’ and untrained
3. the solicitors engaged them in service because they were the cheapest and/or nearest.

It doesn’t have to be this way. Read more about The ABI’s Lawyer Registration Scheme (LRS) …