Professional Standards

Date asked:
Board Member:Gerry Kelly
Question type:Oral

Question 

Please provide a breakdown of how many Ombudsman disciplinary recommendations have been accepted and how many have been rejected.

Answer

Since 1 January 2018, the Police Ombudsman’s Office has made a total of 425 recommendations for misconduct/performance related issues.
Of those:

 275 were accepted,
 48 resulted in no further action,
 82 were varied,
 18 are pending decision, and
 2 were referred back to the Police Ombudsman.

Gerry Kelly - Sinn Féin