Ms Lois West:

It concerns where certain things are laid down in law as to how things should or should not be done. We were striving for consistency in the approach to recording certain groups of incidents and also to ensure that at least some recording of certain incidents to reflect activity that would have taken place even though a direct investigation might not be conducted by An Garda Síochána. It is difficult to explain without going into it any further but there are certain legislative bounds that determine how certain incidents are dealt with.