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Apply for Research Membership

Approved professionals can use Tracer, read research we have not published and call on the desk for help. Every applicant's identity, profession and eligibility is verified first — no one is admitted automatically.

MEMBERSHIP FEE

On application

Billed only after approval

← What membership includes
The applicant

The applicant

Professional standing

Professional standing

The description that fits best

Purpose of access

Purpose of access

Tell us about the work that needs it.

Purposes (tick every one that applies)

What membership can include

What membership can include

Subject to approval, members may receive:

  • TracerOur restricted research system for following people, companies and the connections between them.
  • Unpublished researchPermission-based access to desk research that has not been published.
  • People and company look-upsSearch the records we hold and the links we have mapped across them.
  • Court and case researchTrace related claims, prosecutions, regulatory action and the documents behind them.
  • Evidence submissionsSend further material and documents to the desk for verification.
  • Record review requestsAsk, with evidence, for a correction, update or amendment. You may request a review; you have no say in editorial decisions.
  • Help from the deskGuidance on reading complex records, within the scope of your membership.

Fee: On application · billed only after approval

Proof of identity

Proof of identity

We verify every applicant. Your documents are stored privately, and only the staff who assess applications can open them.

Professional ID

Passport, UK photocard driving licence, or a professional or warrant card

Second document (optional)

Practising certificate, staff pass or similar evidence

Your declarations

Your declarations

All five must be ticked.

Nothing is charged unless you are approved.