HC Deb 06 April 1883 vol 277 c1634
SIR GEORGE CAMPBELL

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Whether in England there is any general Law to regulate the procedure of the police inquiry into indictable offences; and, whether the statements recorded by them are officially filed and are available for reference in subsequent judicial proceedings?

SIR WILLIAM HARCOURT

Sir, my answer to that Question is in the negative.