The question is whether we can clarify—through the guidance notes and the activity of the chief investigating officer—how information should be shared, so that some of the burden of the investigative process, which may have been undertaken locally, can be shared with the chief investigating officer, who will continue with the inquiry as he or she sees fit.Conversely, if there has been no thorough local inquiry, because of local circumstances or the political make-up of a council, the chief investigating officer might want to intervene. There has to be flexibility...