(G) CRANE RETURNS IN MARCH FOR AS LONG AS IS NECESSARY TO FINISH OFF THE EXERCISE AS DEFINED IN THE TERMS OF REFERENCE.
6. WE PROPOSE THE TERMS OF REFERENCE SHOULD BE TO
ADVISE AND ASSIST THE CP IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF STAFF RELATIONS
AND MORALE WITHIN THE FORCE IN ALL THEIR ASPECTS, AND AT THE CONCLUSION OF THEIR TOUR TO REPORT THE POSITION REACHED TO
THE GOVERNOR''. ''IN ALL THEIR ASPECTS' MUST INCLUDE ICAC/RHKP RELATIONSHIPS: ''MORALE'' MUST INCLUDE DISCIPLINE, AND ''STAFF
RELATIONS'' INCLUDE CHAIN OF COMMAND. HOWEVER IT IS FOR
CONSIDERATION WHETHER IT IS DESIRABLE THAT THESE DETAILS
SHOULD BE SPELLED OUT IN THE TERMS OF REFERENCE WHICH MIGHT
- BE PUBLISHED.
7. WHILE I DO NOT THINK THAT FOR OPERATIONAL AND
CONFIDENTIAL PURPOSES THE WORDING OF THESE TERMS OF REFERENCE
NEED BE TAKEN AS MORE THAN A GENERAL INDICATION OF THE WORK
TO BE DONE AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE TEAM TO THE CP AND MYSELF, VERY CAREFUL CONSIDERATION MUST BE GIVEN TO ANOTHER
ANNOUNCEMENT. FIRSTLY (IN NO ORDER OF PRIORITY) THE PUBLIC
MUST BE ASSURED THAT THE RIGHT PROBLEMS ARE BEING TACKLED
IN THE RIGHT WAY: SECONDLY, THE POLICE FORCE MUST BE
ASSURED THAT WHILE THE STUDY IS MOTIVATED BY DETERMINATION
TO PUT THINGS RIGHT, ITS OBJECTIVE IS HELPFUL, CONSTRUCTIVE AND IMPARTIAL, AND THAT IT WILL BE CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION
WITH THE RHKP: THIRDLY WHILE THE COMMISSIONER'S POSITION MUST BE PRESERVED, IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS, THE TEAM MUST BE FREE TO
ADVISE AND REPORT TO ME AS WELL AS THE COMMISSIONER. THE PROBLEM
IS LARGELY PRESENTATIONAL RATHER THAN PRACTICAL (THERE IS A
MECHANICAL PROBLEM OF EXPLANATION TO THE POLICE FORCE WHICH WILL
BE IMPORTANT),
8. WOODS REALISES THAT THE SITUATION REQUIRES EARLY ACTION,
PROBABLY IN MANY FIELDS, AND THAT THE CP WILL ALREADY HAVE INITIATED OR PREPARED ACTION IN MANY OF THEM, AND THAT EVERYTHING
MUST NOT BE HELD UP WHILE THE TEAM WRITES A REPORT. I EXPLAINED
THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO ASSIST AND PROMOTE CORRECT ACTION RATHER
THAN TO WRITE A REPORT. CRANE'S FIRST TASK WILL THEREFORE BE
TO REVIEW ACTION IN COURSE OR PROPOSED BY CP. HE WILL THEN
GIVE EARLY ADVICE REPEAT ADVICE ON WHAT SHOULD PROCEED, WHAT
BE ADDED AND WHAT HELD PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS.
9. WOODS EMPHASISED THAT ALL HIS TEAM CAN DO IS TO
BRING TO BEAR THE BEST EXPERIENCE IN THE UK, AND THAT IT WOULD
THEREFORE HAVE TO WORK WITH A TEAM PRODUCED BY SLEVIN. THIS ̈