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Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: From the Seanad (31 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...police ombudsman can review certain decisions made relating to the inadmissibility of a complaint or the discontinuation of an investigation. The amendment was required following a request from GSOC to reconsider subsections (6) and (7) of section 224, which set out how a person should be notified of a decision that a complaint made to the police ombudsman has been deemed inadmissible or...

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: From the Seanad (31 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: This amendment relates to section 228, which deals generally with transitional complaints and investigations of GSOC when moving from the 2005 Act to the new regime under this Bill. My Department was informed there was a GSOC examination ongoing under section 106 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. That section allows GSOC to examine the practices, policies or procedures of An Garda...

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: From the Seanad (31 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...and the insertion of a new section 173. Following the conclusion of the Dáil debate on this Bill, I gave further consideration to a number of matters relating to the significant reforms of the GSOC given effect via this Bill. Operationally, the police ombudsman will have a broader remit and enhanced processes and procedures. I have spoken to my decision to change the name of the...

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: From the Seanad (31 Jan 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...Irish language names for the various policing bodies in line with the Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021. At the time, I did not include the reformed Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, with the amendments to the other bodies as I indicated that I wanted to give further consideration to its name more generally. As it will be a very public-facing body in the police...