October 2019 – Two draft laws to regulate
private detective activities in Ukraine have recently been
introduced in the Ukrainian parliament. The first is Draft Law on
private detective (search) activities No. 1228 dated 2 September
2019 ("Draft Law No. 1228"). Its
contents and name are identical to Draft Law No. 1024, which was
introduced during the previous parliament but recalled by its
drafters in August 2018 ("Draft Law No.
1024"). The second is an alternative Draft Law on
detective services No. 1228-1 dated 20 September 2019, which was
drafted by representatives of the Servant of the People party
[Sluha Narodu] ("Draft Law 1228-1").
There have been numerous attempts to regulate private detective
activities in Ukraine, none of which to date have been successful.
In 2017, the Ukrainian parliament adopted a law on detective
activities, but it was vetoed by the president and parliament
lacked the votes to override it. The text of this vetoed law,
including
