Policing

The High Court has found that gardaí did not have adequate regard to the An Garda Siochána Code when attempting a ‘compliant stop’ of a civilian vehicle which resulted in a collision. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Tony O’ Connor stated that &ldquo

The BBC has instructed lawyers to write to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) amid allegations of unlawful surveillance by the PSNI. Former BBC journalist Vincent Kearney believes that the PSNI "may have attempted to identify sources of information" related to an episode of Spotlight focusing o

An Garda Síochána has made "substantial progress" on improving its response to child sexual abuse following a critical report in 2017, the Policing Authority has said. The Garda Síochána Inspectorate (GSI) had told the force to bring its child protection practices in line

The High Court has determined that a child’s right to equal treatment was not breached by the differing treatment of children and adults under the provisions of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 (as amended). Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Anthony Barr determined

The PSNI has been urged to join more than a dozen UK police forces in issuing an apology for historic discrimination against LGBT+ people. Northumbria Police chief constable Vanessa Jardine has become the 16th UK police chief to issue a formal apology to the LGBT+ community in response to a campaign

The Court of Appeal has determined that GSOC is entitled to both types of DAR recordings in respect of investigating complaints arising from events which occurred both in the courtroom and its environs for the purpose of fulfilling its statutory duty. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Mr

Three new independent members have been appointed to the Northern Ireland Policing Board (NIPB) for the next four years. Marian Cree, Patrick Nelson and Thomas O'Reilly were appointed by justice minister Naomi Long following a public appointment competition.

More than €75 million is to be invested in the Irish Prison Service and An Garda Síochána as part of a €93 million capital funding package announced today. The additional funding brings the total capital allocation available for the justice sector in 2024-2026 to €930 mi

Technical changes to the legislation underpinning European arrest warrants in Ireland have been approved by the Oireachtas. The European Arrest Warrant (EAW) (Amendment) Bill makes a number of amendments to the existing European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 in order to ensure the continued efficient

A clear rationale for introducing facial recognition technology (FRT) in policing should be published by the government, an Oireachtas committee has recommended. The joint Oireachtas committee on justice this week published its pre-legislative scrutiny report on the general scheme of the Garda S&iac

Legal and technology experts will give evidence to the Oireachtas justice committee today on plans to legislate for the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) by gardaí. The committee will carry out pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Garda Síochána (Record

Gardaí should continue to prosecute some low-level offences despite the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland (CoFPI) recommending an end to the practice, a government review has concluded. Ministers had previously accepted the recommendation of CoFPI, which said in its 2018 report:

New legislation is to be introduced to permit gardaí to swiftly access criminal evidence in digital form. The Criminal Justice (Protection, Preservation and Access to Data on Information Systems) Bill 2024 will allow law enforcement authorities like An Garda Síochána to request

Criminology lecturer Dr Jonny Byrne has been appointed as Northern Ireland's independent reviewer of justice and security and of national security arrangements. The role of the independent reviewer of justice and security is set out within the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007. The re

Landmark legislation reforming the governance and oversight of An Garda Síochána has completed its final stage in the Dáil. The Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023 implements a number of key recommendations of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland (Co