These conditions accumulating together, combined with Arthur ultimately getting things done, naturally allow Your Excellencies to turn a blind eye.
However, now it is London, and although Arthur is both the Police Commissioner and Secretary General of the Police Commissioner Committee, theoretically, he only has supervision authority over the police force, not administrative power.
Therefore, his current mobilization of the Police Intelligence Department to forcefully enter Kensington Palace is indefensible in terms of legal procedures.
Moreover, above Arthur are the Home Secretary, Lord John Russell, and Viscount Melbourne, the Prime Minister. In Ramsgate, Arthur could say his actions were too urgent to seek permission, but now, with him being in London, trying a move without prior consent might very well end up backfiring.
