Shadow of great britain

In the second-floor cubicle of the Allmark Club.

Brougham put a document in his hand on the table. Viscount Melbourne glanced at it and saw that the title of the document clearly read "Report on the Inquiry into the Necessity of Setting up a Professional Prosecutor at Scotland Yard".

Under the title, there is a line of small words - Drafted by: Arthur Hastings.

Viscount Melbourne pointed at the document in confusion and asked, "This is it?"

Brougham said with a smile: "The same document is also on file at the Ministry of Internal Affairs. You should see it after the Prime Minister officially announces the cabinet candidates. The current one is copied from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to Materials from the Chancery Chamber.”

"Can I see it?"

"Of course, I came here today just to discuss this matter with you."

After getting Brougham's permission, Viscount Melbourne picked up the document and read it casually.

——Since the creation of the London Metropolitan Police in 1829, the crime problem in London has been continuously improving. However, as the intensity of combating crime continues to increase, the Metropolitan Police Department is facing the problem of a lack of sufficient prosecutorial talents.

When a criminal case arises where the parties are unwilling to file a lawsuit in court due to various reasons such as fear of retaliation or lack of time, but must be prosecuted according to legal requirements, the Ministry of Internal Affairs usually instructs police officers involved in the investigation to prosecute on their behalf.

However, due to the different cultural qualities of the police force, it often happens that police officers are not familiar with the prosecution rules and do not understand the relevant legal provisions.

Although the police can apply for consulting help from legal experts during case investigation before making an arrest or prosecution decision, this approach is narrow and the results are often unsatisfactory.

In major and complex cases of murder or use of weapons to cause bodily harm, it is particularly important to obtain expert help. Therefore, the Metropolitan Police has repeatedly asked the Ministry of Home Affairs to appoint specialized solicitors to assist.

When the Ministry of Internal Affairs is unable to dispatch solicitors, the Metropolitan Police Department often has to spend its budget to hire professional lawyers to prosecute on its behalf. However, in the actual implementation process, police officers responsible for prosecuting sometimes entrust the case to the magistrates' court for small favors. Let some mediocre lawyers do the investigation on their behalf, thereby delaying the case handling process.

Due to performance pressure, in order to ensure the success of the prosecution, the police sometimes choose to do everything possible to search for evidence that is not conducive to the accused, while ignoring the evidence that is favorable to the accused, resulting in the accused being unfairly treated.

In addition, when dealing with cases involving the poor, funding constraints often prevent thorough investigation and collection of relevant evidence, resulting in discrepancies between the case investigation and the actual situation, thereby harming public interests.

In view of the above shortcomings, it is urgent to reform the litigation system in London and establish a unified public prosecution agency. Regarding this issue and combined with the actual situation of police work, I hereby solemnly make the following five suggestions...

Viscount Melbourne held this document and studied it carefully. After reading the last period, he put down the document in his hand, smiled and breathed a long sigh of relief: "Officer Arthur Hastings, this is really a good person. A young man who always surprises people.”

Brougham poured himself a glass of wine and said: "He took a big risk by doing this. After all, he brought out some of Scotland Yard's problems in this report, and he went beyond the scope of the report." Report directly to the Metropolitan Police. To be honest, when I saw this document for the first time, I wondered if this young man didn’t want to do it anymore?”

Melbourne put down the documents in his hands, leaned on the sofa and pondered for a while, and suddenly said: "Maybe that young man really thinks so?"

Brougham took a sip of wine, picked up the wine glass, looked at the clear wine inside and raised his eyebrows: "Huh? How do you say this? In fact, I have some friendship with this young man Arthur. You may not know, Arthur He was one of the first graduates of our University in London, and it seems likely that he will be the best yet.

He does a great job at Scotland Yard, just as he did at school. You may only know his achievements after working, but I have to tell you honestly that Arthur won the academic gold medal every year when he was in school. "

Brougham's words just show that I like Arthur Hastings very much on his face.

Viscount Melbourne certainly understood what his future cabinet colleague meant. He said with a mixture of laughter and tears: "Mr. Brougham, of course I have never doubted the ability of Officer Hastings, no matter what I read in the newspaper." His deeds and the research report in front of him are enough to show that he always has the public interest at heart.

But, what you may not know is that Officer Hastings was actually at the Allmark Club just now. I had a brief chat with the young man, and he said that he felt a little tired from his recent work, and it was good to play the piano sometimes.

Most importantly, I heard from my lovely sister that Constable Hastings seemed to have accepted the London Philharmonic Society's invitation to be the pianist and conductor of their third band. "

"This..." Brougham was also shocked by the news. John Mill did not tell him the news.

But soon, he thought of something, and he suddenly said: "Young people, it's normal to have some novel ideas, especially those with outstanding abilities like Arthur. When things don't go well at work, they will naturally think about changing to another one." After all, even if he doesn't become a police officer, he still has a variety of choices. But if he loses him, it will undoubtedly be a huge loss to the British public."

Melbourne has people to ask for. When Brougham said this, he naturally would not refute it, and he had no intention to refute it. After all, Arthur had just agreed to pre-order a gramophone for Mrs. Norton, and his first contact with Arthur was... This country boy from York also left a good impression on him.

Melbourne offered advice: "Even if you want a new challenge, there is no need to leave the government. And I think that if Officer Hastings can do his job well, playing the piano part-time is not a bad idea."

Brougham was a little happy to hear that Viscount Melbourne agreed with his idea so smoothly.

At this moment, the Viscount of Melbourne suddenly added a price tag. He pointed to the cover of the document and said: "I think Officer Hastings's request to establish a police prosecution agency is completely reasonable. Perhaps we can set up an inquiry in the House of Commons. Committee, if all is true, then I recommend that a unified public prosecution service be formed jointly between the Home Office and the Chancery.

After all, this public prosecution department involves both police work and legal work. The combined efforts of the two departments will certainly greatly promote the construction of this department. As for the leadership position of the Public Prosecution Department... I think the main position can be held concurrently by the Attorney General, or a senior Queen's Counsel can be recruited from the British Bar Association, while the deputy position responsible for coordinating the Public Prosecution Department and the police department needs a senior Young police officers who are well versed in police work, are passionate about work, and have public interests in mind. "

Viscount Melbourne has already mentioned this, and it is almost obvious who this deputy is.

But Brougham did not immediately show joy. On the contrary, he was overwhelmed by the sudden concession.

Because what Viscount Melbourne said just now is basically equivalent to completely transferring the jurisdiction of this new department to the Chancery Chamber.

Because whether the person holding the official position is the Attorney General or the Queen's Counsel, these people are appointed by the Royal Chancellor.

If Arthur were to hold the deputy position, his worthless resume as a London University graduate would be very different in the eyes of Brougham, the founder of the University of London.

The first batch of graduates from the Department of History of the University of London, a gold medal in academic studies, and first place in the second place. All these things put together mean that they have a good foundation and are closer than the Attorney General and the Queen's Counsel in Brougham. It is simply The direct lineage of the direct lineage, the upright and upright University of London.

Although Brougham doesn't understand Chinese idioms, he still understands that being courteous for nothing is either a traitor or a thief.

He put down his wine glass with a smile, and did not immediately agree. Instead, he asked, "You told me before that you wanted to talk to me about things in the name of a friend. What exactly was that for?"

When Viscount Melbourne heard the other party's initiative to mention it, he no longer hid it.

"Do you know Mr. George Norton of the Tory Party? He is recently considering leaving the Tory Party and returning to being a serious lawyer. As a good friend of his, I am also very happy to see him make this decision. Change. So, I know that you are well-informed and you are also the president of the British Bar Association, so I want to ask you on his behalf, can you recommend a job that is suitable for him?"

When Brougham heard this, he smiled and let out a sigh of relief. He took out a pen and paper and leaned on the sofa: "I wonder what Mr. Norton wants?"

Viscount Melbourne smiled and added another glass of wine for him: "He has a family now, so it is not suitable to travel too far, so London is the best. And he also has children, and his daily expenses are not low, so his annual salary is over a thousand A pound or more should be enough, if there is more, then..."