Brian Collins FIPI

IPI Board Member

Brian Collins Consultancy 
Office locations : Manchester, Derby, Hertfordshire and Devon.

Head Office : Unit 5 Ducketts Wharf, South Street, Bishop's Stortford, England, CM23 3AR

Telephone: 07904 889962
Email: brian@briancollinsconsultancy.co.uk

ICO Registration reference: ZB676167

A professional investigator that specialises in outsourced workplace investigations and Covert surveillance.

We provide specialist investigators for Corporate and Legal clients throughout the UK.

We have regional offices in the South East, Midlands and the North West of England.

We pride ourselves on being an honest and ethical company.

We have a quality team who who are all trained to the highest levels within the Police or other specialist services.

WORKPLACE INVESTIGATIONS

We will undertake any type of workplace investigation; Grievance or Disciplinary? We also undertake Proactive  investigations in the workplace where persons committing misconduct or criminal activity need to be identified. We have extensive experience in this complex area. Our Investigators are ACAS trained and  fully compliant with their investigation guidelines.

Why outsource your workplace investigation ?

For most businesses  it is almost impossible for you to undertake a truly independent and fair investigation and yet the law requires you to do so?

Any office gossip or conversations will taint anyone who has heard anything potentially eliminating them from being considered by a tribunal as being independent? Anyone who has spoken directly to witnesses about the matter before the investigation commences will be tainted potentially eliminating them from being considered by a tribunal as being independent? The HR team who have undrtaken any role in the pre investigation procedure could be considered no longer independent or tainted? Friendships in the office with any of the parties may exclude staff ? Anyone having ‘off the record’ talks with any of the staff involved would be considered no longer independent ?  Principals, senior staff or any member of the management team that may be called to sit on any disciplinary meeting can’t be involved in the investigation?

If the matter progresses to an Employment tribunal then you as the employer need to show that you acted ‘reasonably’ in the circumstances to conduct any investigation fairly and independently?

Outsourcing your investigation ensures you are compliant with ACAS guidelines and ensures your investigation is undertaken Independently, fairly, professionally, discreetly, efficiently and confidentially.

We provide a comprehensive fact finding report, witness statements and evidence with recommendations enabling you to decide what action is most appropriate to deal with the matter.

We can also provide a review of your company policies and procedures to establish if changes are required to prevent similar issues arising again.

We are cost effective, and will agree a pricing structure before commencing any work.

Our service saves you money, you don’t need to train staff to investigate, you use professionals to do a professional job.  Outsourcing your workplace investigations ensures your compliance with the law and potentially protects you from costly awards for unfair dismissal findings at a Employment tribunal.

SURVEILLANCE

Our operatives utilise a variety of methods including mobile, foot and technical surveillance, to obtain evidence on behalf of our clients, which can be presented in a professional format to meet civil or criminal standards.  All of our evidence files are quality assured before being provided to the client. This QA is undertaken by ex police senior investigating officers who have extensive experience in successful investigations into some of the UK’s most notorious criminals.

Surveillance, anywhere.

We will undertake any type of surveillance work within the UK and overseas.

Rural (Crops)

We utilise our highly trained operatives in Covert Rural OP’s to tackle specific problems usually in difficult and hostile environments. Examples of this type of problem  Fly tipping, poaching, thefts of plant hire or farm equipment.
Extensive operational experience. Our operatives who undertake this particularly specialised and potentially dangerous role have all been trained to operate in this role as Police Crops officers or  as Military specialists. They all have extensive operational experience over many years. This training and experience is applied by the operatives in the work we provide to our clients ensuring that we secure the evidence that is required in the case however hostile or difficult the environment is to work in.

Legal & Ethical
The evidence our operatives acquire will be the best possible available evidence. All of our operatives operate ethically and with integrity and are fully conversant with the latest legislation and where appropriate comply with RIPA. We are signatories to the industry code of ethics and professional conduct; https://pi-vwd-co-uk.lhr.stackstaging.com/code-of-ethics/

Brand Protection

This is a major and growing threat to companies worldwide with reputable brand names. We will undertake surveillance,   online and ‘mystery shopper’ test purchasing. We only utilise experienced trained undercover operatives to secure evidence to a civil or criminal standard to achieve the best possible outcome in successful prosecutions or civil actions.

Surveillance training

Our Principal is also a trainer and assesor in RQF accredited surveillance training through the IPI.

Consultations

We will offer a free initial consultation to establish if we can provide a service tailored to your requirments. We provide clear ‘Terms of engagement’ and outline costs before we are instructed to proceed.