Policing Board

“but only those which had a score were recorded in their annual reports…”

Mick Fealty on March 8, 2016, 2:56 pm | Readers 623

This’ll have to you laughing (not)! The poor old PSNI missed more than half their targets says NI’S Comptroller and Auditor General. Then he, rather patiently, explains exactly why… The Policing Board and PSNI have continued to make progress in developing appropriate targets for the Policing Plan, but there is still room for further improvement. In particular, there are too many targets. A reduction in the number of targets would help to ensure that efforts are clearly focused on improving …

The PSNI Historic Enquiries Team is dead; Long live the Legacy Investigations Branch

Alan Meban (Alan in Belfast) on December 4, 2014, 5:56 pm | Readers 698

There was a clue in the Chief Constable’s speech this morning to the Dignity and Rights conference. Addressing the NI Policing Board this afternoon, George Hamilton outlined how he planned to address his responsibilities for reviewing legacy cases. LEGACY REVIEWS AND INVESTIGATIONS In my October Report, I outlined the effective closure of HET as a result of the end of our temporary workers contract. As Chief Constable, I have a number of statutory responsibilities regarding the past. These include the …

NI Policing Board has “no existing long term strategy” and there is “no value for money culture”

Pete Baker on November 3, 2010, 7:16 pm | Readers 6

BBC NI’s home affairs correspondent, Vincent Kearney, has seen a copy of an independent review of the NI Policing Board – which the board is due to discuss at a private session on Thursday. From the BBC report There are some positive words, with the author acknowledging that the board has dealt with some difficult policing issues since it was established in 2001. It also states that the board has “a good record of success in complex political and social circumstances.” But …

PSNI: “We will seek to make it difficult for them”.

Pete Baker on October 7, 2010, 5:09 pm | Readers 3

The BBC reports that the Policing Board have been told that the PSNI are to launch “a major security operation against dissident republicans over the coming days”. From the BBC report At the October meeting of the policing board, PSNI Deputy Chief Constable Judith Gillespie said that the public may face disruption as a result of the operations. “Over the coming days you will see an increase in police activity across Northern Ireland as we continue our efforts to prevent …

“A number of items have been removed for examination…”

Pete Baker on August 9, 2010, 11:55 pm | Readers 183

The BBC report that police have searched an office at the Policing Board headquarters and the home of the board’s chairman Barry Gilligan. From the report In a statement, the PSNI said: “Searches have been conducted in Belfast as part of an investigation into matters concerning development land at Nelson Street in Belfast city centre. “A number of items have been removed for examination from an office and a house.” A spokeswoman for the Policing Board said it could confirm that …

Civil servant failed 2004 security vetting due to intelligence report on brother

Pete Baker on May 19, 2010, 10:28 pm | Readers 132

BBC Northern Ireland home affairs correspondent, Vincent Kearney, reports on the case of Kevin Kennedy, who is suing the PSNI after he was forced to resign from a job with the Northern Ireland Policing Board in 2004 after failing a security vetting. Last month, Mr Kennedy failed in a legal attempt to gain access to the intelligence information on which the police based their assessment. During a hearing at the High Court in Belfast, it was revealed that the Board was told during …