The June 2003 policy of having the Royal Military Police (RMP) investigate and then decide on prosecution was shortly replaced with the July 2003 policy under which, &quot; If the Commanding Officer (CO) of the soldier was satisfied, on the basis of the information available to him, that the soldier had acted lawfully and within the rules of engagement, then there was no requirement to initiate an investigation by the military police. &quot;
The June 2003 policy of having the Royal Military Police (RMP) investigate and then decide on prosecution was shortly replaced with the July 2003 policy under which, &quot; If the Commanding Officer (CO) of the soldier was satisfied, on the basis of the information available to him, that the soldier had acted lawfully and within the rules of engagement, then there was no requirement to initiate an investigation by the military police. &quot;