Force Orders 1937_15
X
No. 15.
1
15thApri1,1937.
CIRCUI.ATEDTO ALL
RAN&5OF TRE CHESHIRE
CO 15T BULARY.
FORGINGSIGNATURESAND SIGNING
INCORRECTCERTIFICATES
A casewas reoentlydrawnto the ChiefConstable'a
atteationin which a DivisionalC1erkand an AsaistaatC1erk
s3gnedthe name of a Sergeantoa F/26 ae havingreoeivedcertain
monieafor postage. The Sergeaatdid receivethe moneybut his
signaturefor receiptwas £orged.
To forgea signatureeven 1f there is no moaetarygaia,
is a very seriousmatter3ndeed.
The ChiefConstablewould have thoughtthat both Police
senseand commonsensewould have preventedeucha wrongfulaation.
The ChiefConstablewishes it to be c1earlyunderstood
that aa Officerwho forgeathe name oP anotherOfficer- aot only
, rendershimself1iableto crimiml proceedings,but even if thera
are no criminalprocéedinga,auahaotioarenderehim 1iableto
dismissalfrom the Force.
SeniorOfficersfrom time to time hav_eto eigaCertifloates
that they have inspectedbooks or taken eome otheractioa. For a
aen3orOfficeror ia fact any offiaerto eigna certificatethat
he has 3aepeoteda book or takeaaome otheractionwithouthaviag
done eo, not oalyfakes euoha certifioatevaluelessaid mlaleading
but ehowsthat euchan officeria unfit for any positionof truet.