Part 5Investigation, Charging and Mode of Trial
Chapter 1Investigation
F1Provost Marshal's duty in relation to independence of investigations
115AProvost Marshal's duty in relation to independence of investigations
(1)
F2Subsection (2) applies in relation to each service police force.
(2)
The Provost Marshal of the force has a duty, owed to the Defence Council, to seek to ensure that all investigations carried out by the force are free from improper interference.
F3(2A)
The Provost Marshal for serious crime has a duty, owed to the Defence Council, to seek to ensure that all investigations carried out by the tri-service serious crime unit are free from improper interference.
(3)
“Improper interference” includes, in particular, any attempt by a person who is not a service policeman to direct an investigation which is being carried out by the force F4or (as the case may be) the unit.