Force Orders 1941_28
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N.. 28.
11th.A'a'ust,1941.
TO BE CSRCIILATEDTO ALL RANSS
OF THE CRESHIRECONSTA D1 RY.
The ChiefConstablerereta to nave to say that he has today
dismisseda Coastablefrom toe Foroefor maldaga falsereport.
This Constablewhen makingenquiriesregardingDog icenses, in
consequenceof formsreceivedfromthe L ca1TaxationOffices,filled
1a theee for swithoutmaYingany enquiryfromthe personcoacerned.
For iastanoe,ia oae caaehe filledia toe form "Lnftthe District,goae
to LiverpooL0 In fact,the personbad not leftthe Districtand had
neverbeen to Liverpoolin her 1ife. The constableallegedthat he
was giventhis iaformationby soaethird party. It,wasproventhat
ao suchpersonexieted.
The ChiefConstablewould emphasizethat it is imperative
that enquiriesbe made from the personconcerned, d that hearsay
evidenceaboutpersonswho can aad shouidbe interviewedis not the
ma e in whichthesa policeenquiriesshou dbe made. Theseenquiries,
moreover, ar® useful, as they enable Canstables to get to ]aww resideots.
The ChiefConetablewishesto drawthe attentionoP a11 ranks
to GenoralOrdereNo. 45 oP 4th. June,1936,No. 30, of 16th.June, 1 37,
No. 52 of 21st.December,1937,No. 60 of 2nd. December,1938,No.
oP 9th.February,1939,No. 43 oP 30th.December,1940,and No. 23 oY
31st.May, 1941.
This long list oP GeneralOrdersshouLdact as a warning,and
when eeniorofflcerscomplywith the last paragraphoY GeneralOrderNo.
' 23 o£ 31st.Ma 1941 ti e shouldme tion y, , y any General Order on t1v.s
subjectsubsequentto this GeaeralOrder,and shouldemphasizethatthe
ChiefConstable,1y iseulagtheseGeaeral01.dera,hae obviouslydoae ao
in the hope that theywould act as a warningand so preventothers
fra abehaving1n a manaerwhioh,ia the opiaionof thé ChiefConstable,
zakes thea uneuitab].e to be retaiued 3n the police service. The
No. 28 oontlnued.
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honourof the CheshireConstabularyand tt interestsof toe Police
3ervicedemaadthe iategrityof a11 er ing1a that keritce.
/j1C
ChiefConstable.