For the Public

Before You Engage an Examiner

Verify the Examiner

The British Polygraph Society maintains a public directory of its members. Listing in the directory confirms that the examiner is a current member of the Society in good standing, has met the Society's admission criteria, and is bound by the BPS Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice.

Not all polygraph examiners practising in the United Kingdom are members of the Society. Membership of the BPS is voluntary. If an examiner is not listed, you may wish to ask them whether they are a member, and on what professional basis they offer the service.

Your Rights

Consent, Confidentiality and Data

Where a polygraph examination is conducted by a BPS member in the United Kingdom, the examiner is required by the Society's Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice to:

• Obtain your informed written consent before testing begins, including the issues to be discussed and the persons to whom results will be reported.
• Release information only to the persons or bodies identified in your written consent, as required by law, or as directed by a court order.
• Process your personal data in accordance with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
• Use only validated techniques and report results within the limits of the method used, including any margin of uncertainty.

Mandatory testing under a UK statutory licence condition (for example, under the Offender Management Act 2007) is administered by HM Prison and Probation Service and is governed by separate statutory rules.