I believe that this also had something to do with Civil Police involvement: The Crown Proceedings (Armed Forces) Act 1987
Basically, the MoD could no longer be exempt from being found negligent and this Act denied them exemption under Section 10 of the 1947 Crown Proceedings Act that all other employers had to abide by.
So quite simply, the Police have to attend to ensure that no crime has been committed (whether the accident is fatl or non-fatal).
LJ
Last edited by Lima Juliet; 15th Jul 2012 at 14:22.