Policing

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has been slapped with a £750,000 fine over its unprecedented data breach last year. The force inadvertently published the names, roles and other personal details of all serving police officers and civilian staff on its website just over a year ago.

The UK's Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has today begun examining the PSNI surveillance complaint brought by investigative journalists Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey. The two journalists were arrested in 2018 following the release of No Stone Unturned, their documentary about the 1994 Loughi

A lawyer representing thousands of officers involved in the PSNI data breach has welcomed proposed mediation in the case. The unprecedented PSNI data breach last year saw the names, roles and other personal details of all serving police officers and civilian staff inadvertently published on its webs

Gráinne Berrill has been designated for appointment as director of the new National Office for Community Safety. The new office is to be established under the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 when it is commenced later this year and will lead on the establishment of new local

The High Court has refused to direct discovery of a Garda investigation file concerning the sexual abuse of the plaintiff by a priest where the Norwich Pharmacal necessity requirement had not been satisfied. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Liam Kennedy stated: “I have no dou

An independent review of the Northern Ireland Policing Board is to commence on Monday. Paul Sweeney, former permanent secretary in the Northern Ireland Civil Service, has been appointed to lead the review.

The policing minister of England and Wales had her handbag stolen at a conference of senior police officers this week. Dame Diana Johnson delivered a speech at the annual Police Superintendents’ Conference on Tuesday detailing how the UK government plans to improve neighbourhood policing.

An Garda Síochána's body-worn camera pilot has been extended to Waterford, the last of three planned pilot locations. The first trial commenced in Dublin in early June, and the second in Limerick in early August.

The mandatory retirement age for gardaí has been increased from 60 to 62. The increase, provided for by the Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024, is aimed at supporting Garda recruitment and retention.

Irish Legal News presents the first in a new series of articles facilitating dialogue between criminal justice policymakers/practitioners and academic researchers. In today's piece, the Policing Authority poses questions about procedural justice (PJ) to researchers at Maynooth University and Univers

Gardaí will begin to use body-worn cameras in Limerick in a further expansion of a pilot scheme. The technology has been used in Dublin since early June and will be trialled in Waterford later this year, ahead of a national rollout.

Northern Ireland's Department of Justice is consulting on proposed changes to policing codes of practice in response to new counter-terrorism and national security legislation. The 12-week consultation seeks views on proposed changes to the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has been granted permission to intervene in the PSNI surveillance case before the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) in London. The IPT is examining alleged unlawful covert surveillance of journalists in a case brought by Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney, wh

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has instructed Belfast solicitor Olivia O'Kane as it seeks to intervene in the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) proceedings examining alleged unlawful covert surveillance of journalists by the PSNI. Ms O'Kane, a partner at DWF, has prepared detailed submiss

An independent review of the PSNI's alleged use of surveillance against journalists, lawyers and NGOs will also now include the Policing Board and Police Ombudsman. London lawyer Angus McCullough KC was appointed last month to conduct the review with support from a group of experts and stakeholders,