Mr. Drew Harris:

No, I do not agree with that. The problem is that all the facts as they were initially known are not in the public domain. If I step back from that, I do have a responsibility for our PEM system, that is, our property and evidence management system. In that system we have literally thousands of pieces of property and exhibits, and a huge amount of cash, drugs and firearms. It is absolutely essential that we keep the integrity of that system.

We put that system in place at huge expense and linked it to the PULSE system for very good reasons because we want to be sure about the continuity of evidence but we also want to be sure of the security of property that comes into our possession. We have a very clear policy in respect of that, and it specifically talks about bicycles in the policy as well. This system is there for very good and sound operational reasons around protecting property and continuity of evidence. I am not quite sure what a common-sense approach is, if you somehow resile yourself from the position that you are not going to protect the property that comes into your possession.