Private Investigators
Request
I am researching the use of private investigators by public bodies between of 2022 and 2025.
I would like to request the following information:
- Has your organisation used Private investigators?
- If so, how many investigations took place?
- Which private investigation agencies or firms were used?
- How much money was used on private investigators?
Response
Thank you for your request which has been processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
In your email you have requested information in relation to the use of private investigators by public bodies between of 2022 and 2025. Specifically:
- Has your organisation used Private investigators?
- If so, how many investigations took place?
- Which private investigation agencies or firms were used?
- How much money was used on private investigators?
The Gambling Commission have understood your request to cover private investigators to undertake enquiries and collect evidence to prove or disprove an allegation.
As such, we can confirm that the Commission has not used any Private Investigators.
Review of the decision
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your Freedom of Information request you are entitled to an internal review of our decision. You should write to FOI Team, Gambling Commission, 4th floor, Victoria Square House, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B2 4BP or by reply to this email.
Please note, internal review requests should be made within 40 working days of the initial response. Requests made outside this timeframe will not be processed.
If you are not content with the outcome of our review, you may then apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have already exhausted the review procedure provided by the Gambling Commission.
It should be noted that if you wish to raise a complaint with the ICO about the Commission’s handling of your request for information, then you are required to do so within six weeks of receiving your final response or last substantive contact with us.
The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office (opens in a new tab), Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Information Management Team
Gambling Commission