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Contacting us
For media queries only The Policing Board’s Communications team can be contacted from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday on 028 9040 8500 and on 07801 738795 outside office hours. This is to deal with media queries only.
Any other queries should be directed to information@nipolicingboard.org.uk or for Freedom of Information requests, foi@nipolicingboard.org.uk.
Keep up to date with us on social media
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Social media house rules
We welcome commentary across social media but do have the following house rules.
We will remove, block, ban and, if necessary, report users to the associated social media platform who direct messages at us which we believe:
- Bully, harass or intimidate any individual or organization.
- Are unlawful, libelous, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, obscene, profane, sexually oriented or racially offensive.
- Are deceptive or misleading.
- Infringe or violate someone else's rights.
- Violate the law.
- Violate any intellectual property rights.
- Discuss ongoing legal proceedings.
- Are spam (persistent negative and/or abusive commenting in which the aim is to provoke a response).
- Advertise products or services
- Are irrelevant or off-topic.
- Are disruptive.
- Are repetitive.
We will also remove, block, report or ban any user who:
- Encourages others to post such messages.
- Uses offensive images as their profile picture.
- Has an offensive username.
You can read our full social media policy here.
Getting more information
You can ask for information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Data Protection Act (DPA) or Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) through social media but please check our policy for more information.
Staying safe online
We want you to get the best of our online services but it’s always smart to be aware of your safety online. Read this advice from NI Direct on staying secure online and find out how to stay ScamwiseNI here.