divided into three stages.
Examinations are held at the end of
each stage, the final one at least being set and marked by Force
Training Officers having no direct connection with the Training
School or the particular course involved. In addition förtnightly`
tests are set by the school instructors. At the end of each of the
three stages an assessment conference is held comprising all the instructors concerned in that particular stage and following this
a joint report is written upon each participant by the course
instructor and chool Commandant. These reports in due course
form part of the personal file of the officer concerned and follow
him throughout the rest of his career in the Police Force. It is
natural the Commandant and the class instructors make every effort
to see that all who enter the course pass out successfully at the
end. A high rate of failure would reflect to their own discredit.
However from time to time there are some who in their opinion do
not or will not make the grade. In this case the Commandant ·
reports the matter to the Commissioner of Police and the person
concerned is either discharged from the Force or reverted to his
original rank, whichever is appropriate. The decision is
technically made by the Commissioner of Police or his deputy,
although I expect that on most occasions he respects the advice
received from the School Commandant.
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This resume of the course I have taken from the evidence
of Mr. Morrin. I have no doubt that it accurately reflects the
position as it was in the beginning of June 1968 when
attended. His start was not auspicious. He tells me that in an
initial test held immediately upon entry he did extremely well and
was top of the class. But the records show that by the second
fortnightly test he was a very poor bottom, well below both the
pass mark and the next lowest member of the class. He just managed
to scrape through the examination held at the end of the first
stage. However, there had been several incidents which had aroused
in Mr. Tidey doubts as to his overall suitability to hold the rank of Inspector (Exhibit 11). These doubts were echoed by Mr. Morrin
who made them the subject of a special report to Police Headquarters (Exhibit 7). As a result of this report the Commissioner sent Sergeant Khan a formal warning letter (Exhibit 6). This recited
his poor examination results and what was said to be a reluctance