Cross Referencing
In order to assist retrieval later on in the enquiry, for interview purposes or in court, a cross referenced table is a useful tool.

It is essential that any Cross Reference Record is maintained from the onset of the investigations because it will be time-intensive to carry out the work later on in the enquiry.

Example Cross-Reference Schedule (using Actions List ante)

Miscellaneous Matters relating to administration of the enquiry

• All of these files are created from the bottom up. That is, when stored in a lever-arch file, the first document is placed in the file, then the second on top of that, then the third on top of that, and so on. Normal filing systems would be carried out in the opposite way, but the nature of an investigation is that it is a developmental situation, where one thing leads to another. It is therefore likely that the last item filed is the most likely item to which referral is likely to be made, and it is therefore more convenient for it to be the first item seen when the file is opened.
• Notwithstanding the fact that the system lends itself to large investigations, utilisation of the document recording system lends itself to any relatively minor enquiry even if used in isolation.
• Suitably skilled investigators and those with no access to case management software can utilise computers to assist in fabricating a computerised version of this administrative model, with the added advantage that retrieval of information can be made easier - for example, using the ‘Find’ facility in Microsoft Word.

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