Force Orders 1936_38
X
No. 38
Date. $th y 1936.
TO BE CIRCULATEDTO ALL RAN$3
OF THE CHESHIRECONSTABULARY.
F I N G E R P R 2 N T S
The ChiefCoastablehas observedthat fingerprintsof
personean custodyare not reachingHeadquarterefor a coasiderabletime
after the personsare disposedof.
This defeatsthe objectof the FingerprintDepartmentat
Headquarters,as aay identificationmade from the Sceneso£ CrimeFi1e
would be afterthe personwas dispoeedof and wouldmean instituting
furtherprooeedings.
2£ a personconsentsto have his fingerprintstaken,three
sets wi11 be taken,one copywi11 be forwardedto Headquarters,one oopy
to Now ScotlandYard,and one oopyto Wakefield,by thatnight+spost.
Fingerprintformsfor C.I.D.Headquarterewi11 not be
retainedin Divisionsuntilthe oaee is disposedof.
If"theC.R.O.and W.R.C.zvnnbersof tho personsare not
]Q owawhen the fingerprintformsare forwardedto Headquarters,the
particularswi11 be submittedas soonas they are receivedfrom New
ScotlandYard, andlYakefield.