Pale Rider
Legendary Member
[QUOTE 4991531, member: 9609"]@Drago would an incident like this be subject to NIP ?
if so then time is of the essence, if the police faff about for 14 days then no charges can be brought - It just demonstrates what a parallel universe motoring crime exists in, I can't thing of any other crime that you could commit where the police only have 14 days after which you have got away with it.[/QUOTE]
Given we are looking at dangerous drive or possibly one of the assault charges, Notices of Intended Prosecution (NIPs) don't come into it.
On a separate point, there is political pressure on coppers not to leave suspects on bail for months on end.
The thinking being a suspect should know sooner rather than later if he is to be charged.
It appears the OP has been told 'there have been updates', but not what they are.
It may be the police have already been to see the driver, and, to use the modern phrase, 'bailed him under investigation'.
Whatever, there is no strict legal pressure of time on the police at this stage.
if so then time is of the essence, if the police faff about for 14 days then no charges can be brought - It just demonstrates what a parallel universe motoring crime exists in, I can't thing of any other crime that you could commit where the police only have 14 days after which you have got away with it.[/QUOTE]
Given we are looking at dangerous drive or possibly one of the assault charges, Notices of Intended Prosecution (NIPs) don't come into it.
On a separate point, there is political pressure on coppers not to leave suspects on bail for months on end.
The thinking being a suspect should know sooner rather than later if he is to be charged.
It appears the OP has been told 'there have been updates', but not what they are.
It may be the police have already been to see the driver, and, to use the modern phrase, 'bailed him under investigation'.
Whatever, there is no strict legal pressure of time on the police at this stage.