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Police decisions

Turn labels such as civil matter, insufficient evidence and matter closed into precise questions about the act reported, evidence, decision-maker, record and review route.

What a useful answer identifies

Move from the label to the decision trail.

the reported act, decision-maker, possible offences considered, evidence checked, recorded reason and review route. Each page below adds follow-up wording, a recording checklist, official starting sources and possible routes.

001Why was this described as a civil matter?Open question page002Which reported act was treated as civil, and which possible offences were considered?Open question page003Did 'civil matter' mean no crime was disclosed, no present evidence existed, or no investigation was considered proportionate?Open question page004Who made that decision, in what role, and when?Open question page005Where is the decision and its reasoning recorded?Open question page006What facts did the decision-maker accept, reject or leave unresolved?Open question page007What evidence was offered, collected, declined or left outstanding?Open question page008What is the difference between the incident reference, crime reference and complaint reference in this case?Open question page009Was a crime-recording decision separate from the decision about further investigation?Open question page010What reasonable lines of enquiry were identified, completed or ruled out?Open question page011Why were named witnesses not contacted before the matter was closed?Open question page012Can a supervisor review the classification without requiring a misconduct complaint?Open question page013What retention period applies to the call, incident log, messages and body-worn video?Open question page014What is the route for correcting a fact recorded wrongly by police?Open question page015What urgent step preserves evidence while a recording or investigation decision is reviewed?Open question page