Investigators - Join the professionals

If you’re not a member and you are looking to join a professional organisation sign up with the professionals - the Association of British Investigators.

Whether you are a private detective or a private investigator, freelancing for a number of detective agencies, running your own detective agency, or one of a team of in-house detectives or investigators, the ABI is the place to be.

How to join the ABI

The Application Form and Application Notes may be downloaded from here. The application form can not be submitted electronically. It must be printed, completed, signed and returned with the remittance and supporting documents to:

The Company Secretary
Association of British Investigators
295/297 Church Street
Blackpool
LANCASHIRE
FY1 3PJ

Full details of fees and supporting documents required are given in the Application Notes. Should you require any further information please contact the Company Secretary, Eric Shelmerdine.

The files are PDF format. If required a free viewer is available from www.adobe.com

Important Announcement

All persons applying for Membership have to produce a Criminal Convictions Certificate which is no more than 12 months old.

For further information see:

• The Association’s Policy Statement on this requirement is set out here.

• Member article on Criminal Conviction Certificates

• Disclosure Scotland information about Basic Disclosure.

Download Documents

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Application Notes

for the Membership Application Notes.

for the Membership Fees Schedule.

Application Forms

Application Form for UK Full Membership.

Application Form for UK Provisional Membership.

Application Form for UK Associate Membership.

Application Form for UK Affiliate Membership.

Application Form for Overseas Membership.

Association Documents

for the Memorandum and Articles of Association issued 17 April 2010.

for the Bye-laws of the Association issued 7 May 2010.

for the Association Policy on Criminal Conviction Statements issued November 2009.

Please Note

It is important for applicants to understand that the Association is a non-profit making professional body and not a trading or trade protection organisation. It is equally important that applicants are motivated to seek membership primarily to support the aims of the Association to secure recognition of professional status.

Membership is vested in the individual. It is not awarded to any agency, company, limited or otherwise, or organisation as such, although several persons of any single firm or agency may apply for membership and may be admitted as members individually.