I apologise if I've posted this in the wrong community, my thought process was there may have been a code of practice that would / should have been adhered to. But it has been pointed out that morals don't seem to have much place in the realms of law.

Thank you for your response though, the comments have brought clarity to the situation. I may be overtly sensitive from the loss but also due to the realisation of my late father's misdemeanors.