HC Deb 19 June 1969 vol 785 c128W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will instruct the Metropolitan Police to prosecute Securicor and other such firms who use uniforms which are almost identical to police uniforms contrary to Section 52 of the Police Act, 1964.

Mr. Elystan Morgan

My right hon. Friend has no authority to give instructions in the matter: it is for the chief officer of police to decide whether to prosecute for an offence committed in his police area.