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habitual criminals this practice which had long been recog- nised.
It is important to consider what the action of the Court should be when it is suggested that some of the statements are not correct. If the prisoner wishes to deny anything he can, especially if he is represented by counsel, do so at the time. . . If the prisoner challenges any state- ment it is the duty of the Judge to inquire into it; if neces- sary he should adjourn the matter, and, if it is of sufficient importance, he may require legal proof of it. Or he may ignore it, and, if he does so, he should state that he is not taking it into consideration. If the prisoner does not challenge the statements, the Court may take them into consideration, and no injustice is likely to be done. Very often it is in the prisoner's interest that his antecedents should be stated; if it is not so, that is not the fault of the Police, but of the antecedents."
40. Prison Governors are furnished (a) by the Central Association for the Aid of Discharged Prisoners with reports upon the conduct of prisoners in their custody who have been at large under Penal Servitude or Preventive Detention licences, and (b) by the Borstal Association with similar reports on prisoners discharged from a Borstal Institution. The information contained in these reports is available to the Police on application to the prison.
Reports of certain Convictions.
41. Convictions in the cases mentioned in the Table below should
be reported to the Authority indicated in the third column.
42. At the outset it is sufficient for the report to state:
Full name and address of offender,
The offence of which convicted,
The Court and the place at which it was held,
The date of conviction, and
The sentence or order of the Court.
Officers and former offi-
cers (not non-commis- sioned officers nor men) of-
Navy
Naval Reserve Naval Volunteer Re-
serve
Marines
Army
Air Force
Wives of sailors, soldiers,
or airmen, in receipt of "Marriage Allow-
ances
TABLE.
Convictions for indict- able offences and such others as seem de- sirable (particularly drunkenness and of- fences bringing dis- credit cn H.M. Ser- vices).
All convictions*
The Secretary to the
Admiralty,
07
The Secretary to the War
Office,
or
The Secretary to the Air
Ministry.
* In addition to convictions, serious misconduct should also be reported (see page 34).
Pensioners and others in receipt of allowances from the Ministry of Pensions, and wives (including "unmarried wives") or children of such persons. Pilots, navigators, engi- neers, etc. licensed under any Air Navi- gation Order Pensioners of Royal Irish
Constabulary
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Convictions followed by a sentence of imprison- ment, or greater punishment.
All convictions...
Ditto
Ditto
Solicitors
Medical Practitioners
Ditto
Dental Practitioners
Ditto
Midwives
Nurses (and persons so describing themselves)
Old Age Pensioners
Ditto
Convictions followed by a sentence of imprison- ment or greater punish- ment
Ditto (see page 32)
The Governor of H.M. prison to which the prisoner is committed.
The Secretary, Air Minis- try, Adastral House, Kingsway, London, W.C. 2.
The Under-Secretary of State, Home Office,
London, S.W. 1. The Secretary, the Law Society's Hall, Chan- cery Lane, W.C. 2. The Registrar, General Medical Council, 44, Hallam Street, London, W. 1.
The Registrar, Dental Hallam Board, 44, Street, London, W. 1. The Central Midwives Board, 1, Queen Anne's Gate Buildings, Lon- don, S.W. 1.
The General Nursing Council for England and Wales, 12, York, Gate. Regent's Park, London, N.W. 1. The Pensions Officer con-
cerned.
See also Statements by prisoners, page 16; Medical examination in cases of rape, etc., page 17; Disposal of outstanding charges against prisoners in custody, page 20.
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