Alexander McCormack

“when transferring missing persons cases between forces, the transfer is accepted by completion of a signed transfer document. Assuming primacy of an investigation does not depend on the importing of a COMPACT file. However, the court also heard that that until a transfer of information is complete, the receiving force may not be able to accurately assess the risk and fully take ownership of the investigation. This gives rise to a concern that this could lead to delay in formulating lines of inquiry”