Force Orders 1942_01
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TO BE CIRCULATEDTO
ALL A NKS. NUMBER1.
PREPAF.ATIONOF CR2 iINAL CASES.
For some considerabletimetherehas been increasingslacknessin the
}reparationo£ criminalcaseswhichare 1ikelyto be committedfor trial,or
whichhave to be forwardedto the Directorof PublicProsecùt ons,or whichare
submittedto the ChiefConstablefor instructions.
The procedürefor preparinga case whichis 1ikelyto be committedfor
trialis definedin S(tettdingOrder145 and as a mattero£ coursea casewhich has
to be forwardedto the Directorâ PublicProsecutionsfor his consentto
proceedings,or is submittedto the ChiefConstablefor instructionsmust be
yrepared in accordance with this Standing Order.
The analysisreferredto in Paragraph(d) of StandingOrder145 is
very rarelyattachedto the Fi1e,statementsare not checkedto find discrepancies
in the evidenceof witnessesand thereappearsto be a completedisregardin
some Divisionsi'orthe carryingout o£ the StandingOrder145.
• T'heChiefConstabledirectsthat the Fi1eein all casesre£erredto
abovewi11 be exam edby Superintendentsto ensurethat StandingOrder145 has
been compliedwith beforeeubmittingthe case to the ChiefConstable.
The procedurefor casescommittedfor trialis definedia Standing
Order146 whichmust be compliedwith when the case has been committedfor trial.
Sergeantswill be deemedresponsiblethat StandingOrder145 is
compliedwith beforesubmittingthe papersto the Superintendent,ther forethey
would be well advisedto instructat once a11 thoseunder theircommandin the
instractionslaid down in StandingOrder145.
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CHIEFCONSTABLEOF CHESHÎRE.
CHESTER.'
13th January.1942.