Dalton International

Dalton International, private investigation and surveillance in the United Kingdom

Dalton International is a British private investigation and surveillance company operating from London and covering cases in England and the rest of the United Kingdom, as well as some international destinations. The firm presents itself as a team of professional investigators specialising in surveillance and private enquiries, with fifteen years of activity in which it claims to have conducted high-profile investigations both in the country and abroad.

The company states that it uses up-to-date technology and investigation methods and that its team can travel wherever the case requires. Its offering is aimed at private clients and companies that need to obtain legal and usable evidence to confirm or rule out suspicions, with a service it describes as confidential.

Investigation and surveillance services

Dalton International's catalogue of services covers different areas of private investigation:

• General private investigations.
• Surveillance and tracking.
• Tracing people.
• Child custody investigations.
• Missing person investigations.
• Process serving.
• Find missing pet.
• Monitoring.
• Close protection.
• Drone search and training.
• Assistance as a McKenzie friend (non-lawyer support in legal proceedings).

The firm also mentions among its services checking on a nanny and tracking people, as well as drone investigation, which it combines with training in the use of this equipment.

Founder profile and career

Tony Dalton, director of Dalton International, began his career in the British armed forces, where he specialised in intelligence and radio communications. He later moved into private security, worked as an undercover detective in the retail sector —where he reached management positions— and was operations manager at a bodyguard company that protected celebrities from the television, film and sports worlds. More than seventeen years ago he founded his own surveillance company, which he now runs.

The company stresses that its team is trained and that, when the case requires it, they work in shifts to guarantee coverage and results. According to its presentation, it can be operational quickly for assignments within the United Kingdom and in some international destinations.

Geographic coverage

Dalton International states that its head office is centrally located, which allows it to travel wherever the investigation takes it. The firm serves clients in England and the whole of the United Kingdom, and expressly mentions the counties of Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Devon, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and London, without that list being exhaustive.

Professional accreditations

The company declares that it is a member of the World Association of Professional Investigators (WAPI), the World Association of Detectives (WAD) and the UK Private Investigators Network.

Service approach

In its presentation, Dalton International argues that its investigations provide peace of mind for the client by offering answers to make decisions with confidence, and that its services are competitively priced with flexible payment options. The company also highlights the time and resources saved by entrusting a thorough investigation to its team, as well as the level of professionalism and integrity it says it maintains in all its cases.

The firm clarifies that a private investigator is not part of the police or public administration, cannot arrest people or enforce the law, and works on behalf of private individuals or companies gathering information that is not part of public record and that it handles confidentially.