Keith, I take your point and feel suitably chastised, but your OP stated that the "old" system was good, and you have repeated that claim above. That is why I challenged it, for it was never "good" as it could be subverted from within and from above and then not be able to resist. It was only ever "good" when it was served by good men. As soon as bad men set out to distort its process it became unreliable and suspect. The Police had nothing to do with it, and as pulse1 says, any independent objective input is to be welcome.
That I'm afraid is the answer to your query, though it may not be the one that you are looking for, as independent objective output is a sine qua non in Aviation Accident Investigation. That means an independent MAAIB, both of the MOD and of the MAA, which must also be independent. The Police may well feel the same, hence their increased interest in UK Military Air Accident Investigations until reform happens.
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