But the approach carries significant risks for public confidence in policing, as we have seen this week: it means that the most credible and serious allegations are logged forever as "unsubstantiated", and that the officer can achieve re-employment in civilian and policing roles, endorsing new responsibilities for which he or she may be entirely unsuitable.
Kayani participated in the back-channel talks while serving as Musharraf's I.S.I. chief; in that role, he endorsed the principles in the non-paper.
In 2014, when Pell was chosen to become secretariat of the economy, a new role, Francis endorsed a plan for the Vatican to adopt globally accepted accounting standards and better internal controls, transparency and governance of the church's vast finances.
In this role Walters endorsed the recommendations of a review by the AOC Training Command, Air Vice Marshal Ian McLachlan, that led to a policy of RAAF College cadets undertaking academic degrees, in line with similar institutions in the other armed services; the college was subsequently renamed RAAF Academy.
In a brief statement to VICE, the Minister's office commented that "the Northern Ireland Environment Agency NIEAA) does not have a role in endorsing the use of new environmental products.
Ms. Merkel praised Mr. Monti during a news conference on Friday, but she said it was not her role to endorse him as a potential candidate.
The organisers sought to resolve the One Direction dilemma - how to give the most obvious attraction to younger ITV viewers a prominent role without endorsing their music – by giving the boyband the Global Success award, a prize for the UK artist which has achieved the greatest international sales.
The corruption of the nomination process by party oligarchies prompted most states to adopt a system of primary elections for the nomination of candidates for state and local elective offices, though conventions continued to play an important role in endorsing party candidates.
Alex Morgan has taken a fairly active role in endorsing Tampax Pearl Active by leading Tampax-sponsored soccer camps in addition to being featured in multiple online video features.
