Allied Detectives is a nationwide collaboration of established private investigator agencies that provide professional witness, surveillance, trace, process serving and enquiry agents to the legal and insurance sectors, corporate clients and the general public.
The group was formed by combining the resources, personnel and experience of several businesses with a focus on the provision of a national service from established regional offices located across the United Kingdom.
Our commercial clients appreciate the fact that each instruction is co-ordinated by an experienced local case manager who has got the ability and skills required to manage an investigation through to its conclusion. Each regional investigator has the strength and back-up of an established team of accredited professionals to support any specialist requirements needed during the investigation.
Allied’s diversified range of specialist skills has established our place in the industry and our range of intelligence services continues to grow by following trends, improving our standards, and listening to our clients needs.
Knowing that discretion and value for money is of major importance to our clients, Allied Detectives are able to offer a friendly and sympathetic ear to those who are nervous about instructing an investigator for the first time.
Allied are experienced in all kinds of personal, commercial and legal matters and have an approachable and friendly manner. Should you wish to discuss any aspect of your investigation or are in any way concerned, we will be happy to discuss your case in complete confidence, please call us free and without any obligation to proceed.
We can guarantee that our personnel will treat you with respect and professionalism at all times and carry out all of your enquiries with dignity, respect and a total understanding of your needs
Our in-house expertise is complementary to the current and future challenges faced by the regulation of the investigation industry by the Security Industry Authority. Allied Detectives welcome this regulation and will embrace the challenges faced by licensing in 2010.
We enjoy an excellent referral rate whilst working in the legal sector and the relationship we enjoy with our solicitor clients has been developed over many different a successful civil and criminal case instructions.
Allied offer a bespoke process server service. On receipt of your documents, we will deliver them into the hands of the intended recipients. But we’re not just a courier service – we’re tracing agents, and we’ve got the know-how to track down people who are no longer at their registered address. We’ll make sure the documents are delivered to the intended recipient, and then we’ll return the proof of service in the form of a Statement or Affidavit as required.
Specialising in the verification of critical facts for personal injury and other claims we conduct targeted surveillance, investigation and record witness testimony. Our investigations have proven a number of fraudulent claims and saved our clients substantial payouts. Locus reports, plans and photographs taken for Road Traffic Collisions (RTA)’s Industrial accidents and physical injuries supplied to your exacting requirements.
Allied Detectives work on behalf of solicitors and insurance companies to provide Statements and Locus Reports for use in claims and legal proceedings where liability may be disputed. Where required witnesses are traced and interviewed, our statement taking service is quick & efficient because we can deploy a local agent nationally at short notice. Statements are typically recorded for criminal, civil and internal disciplinary proceedings.
In addition to this services Allied can also obtain photographs and supporting evidence. Our photographic sets have been used in Criminal Damage, Road Traffic Accident and Personal Injury Claims in the UK and abroad.
Throwing good money after bad is often the case in pursuing debts. The relatively low cost of a pre-sue enquiry can provide you with the required information in order to make an informed decision about debt recovery. A valuable addition to our pre-litigation reporting process is a discreet visit to the address of the debtor which will include a 'pavement valuation' of any assets identified including their age and condition. With the report and valuation in your hands you can weigh up the best options available to you.
Using the latest techniques and technology we can obtain photographic (Stills & Video) of the evidence you require. Alternatively we can use GPS technology and provide you with up to the minute intelligence. Our Global Positioning hardware can be covertly attached to a vehicle.
Our discreet services are also used by private individuals and solicitors acting for divorcing coupes in marital cases including infidelity and child custody, maintenance, contact and co-habitation issues. Our investigators offer absolute discretion on all personal matters and can provide evidence to court standards. A recent survey by a leading accountacy practice revealed that 49% of divorcing couples now use a private detective at some stage in the proceedings.
An investigation in to digital media is a complex issue conducted by specialists in the IT field who can extract digital evidence from almost any handheld PDA, mobile phone, PC or laptop. The evidence produced in any litigation will be presented by expert witnesses to evidential standards.
Such investigations are necessary during interlectual property theft, copyright violations and hacking. They are also conducted for private individuals for personal matters.

Our private investigator agency is proud to be the founder of E-Legal Gathering (ELG), the UK's 1st "OPEN" discussion forum for Investigators, lawyers and the general public.
Professional Memberships
Allied Detective members are also full members of the World Association of Professional Investigators (WAPI), the United Kingdom Professional Investigators Network (UKPIN), the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), the British Agents Group (BAG), and the United Kingdom Process Servers Network (UKPSN).
Allied Detectives operate to the WAPI ethical standards policy. Please read our Ethical Policy for futher information.