Private investigators in Manchester

Working in Manchester

A large share of subjects in Manchester now live in city-centre and Salford Quays apartment blocks with concierge desks, fob-controlled lifts and underground parking, and observation has to be planned for that rather than for a front door on a street. Outside the centre, the Metrolink network and the M60 ring mean a subject can move between boroughs quickly, so a surveillance plan allows for both foot and vehicle work from the first day.

The city has a large solicitor, insurance and financial-services base around Spinningfields and Deansgate. For those clients the most relevant services are workplace investigation, claims work and due diligence, and reports are prepared for the Manchester Civil Justice Centre and the regional Employment Tribunal. For private clients the discretion measures on our discretion page apply in full, including how contact is made in a shared household.

Fieldwork, staffing and travel

Surveillance in Greater Manchester and the North West is quoted per operative per day or half-day, with the number of operatives and the reason for it stated in the quote. Fieldwork is staffed from the area wherever possible so that travel is not on your bill. Where it cannot be, travel and any overnight stay are listed as disbursements at cost on the quote before you agree it, and are never added afterwards. How we charge sets out the fee models in full; you are told at scoping how the work will be staffed.

If proceedings follow

Reports are prepared for disclosure whether or not you expect to use them. Where a matter in Manchester reaches a court or tribunal, the hearing will usually be at one of the following, and a witness statement and attendance are provided at the fees agreed for that stage.

What you receive describes the report structure and how exhibits are captured and kept so that a solicitor can put them before any of these without first arguing about provenance.

Reporting to the police

Threats, stalking and harassment in Manchester are reported to Greater Manchester Police on 101, or 999 in an emergency. Our work runs alongside a police report, not instead of one; we establish who is responsible and preserve the evidence in a form the police and the courts can use. Before you contact anyone, the record-keeping guidance on our harassment page explains what to capture and what not to delete.

Areas covered

Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Stockport, Tameside, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Bolton and Wigan, with Warrington, Macclesfield and the Cheshire towns to the south.

Instructions elsewhere in Greater Manchester and the North West are taken on the same terms. Other cities we have written about are listed on where we work.

Services in Manchester

Every service on the site is available in Manchester. The ones below cover most of what we are asked for.