HC Deb 20 December 1945 vol 417 c1650W
Mr. Gallacher

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department under what statutory provision a watch committee acts in conducting a trial and bringing in a verdict on a criminal charge.

Mr. Ede

A watch committee is not a court exercising criminal jurisdiction. It is the disciplinary authority for a borough police force, and, as such, deals with charges of misconduct brought against members of the force under the Police Discipline Code.