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No error was made by the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service when dozens of PSNI officers and staff taking action over a 2023 data breach were again named online, the justice minister has said. An unprecedented data breach in August 2023 saw the names, roles and other personal details of a

PSNI officers and staff affected by a major data breach in 2023 have been offered £7,500 each in compensation. The universal offer of compensation follows the allocation of £119 million by the Northern Ireland Executive to cover costs relating to the breach and litigation.

Funding of £119 million has been set aside by the Northern Ireland Executive to cover costs relating to a major PSNI data breach. An unprecedented PSNI data breach in August 2023 saw the names, roles and other personal details of all serving police officers and civilian staff inadvertently pub

Northern Ireland's High Court will today begin hearing six test cases relating to a major PSNI data breach. An unprecedented PSNI data breach in August 2023 saw the names, roles and other personal details of all serving police officers and civilian staff inadvertently published on its website.

Belfast law firm Edwards Solicitors has said it is extremely disappointed and frustrated over the failure to make an offer of compensation to thousands of officers and staff involved in the PSNI data breach. In a review hearing yesterday, the High Court was told that despite a business case for a un

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has in recent years paid out a total of £25m to settle civil cases related to the Troubles – and most of it went to lawyers – the chief constable has said. Jon Boutcher told MPs on the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee that lawyers had

A report on PSNI surveillance has found up to 18 incidents that involve lawyers and journalists, The Irish News reports. The report was presented to members of the Policing Board last week – six months after it was first requested.

The latest police figures indicate a small increase in the number of domestic abuse cases in Northern Ireland. In 2023, there were 33,071 such incidents, an increase of 144 or 0.4 per cent on the previous year.

The human rights adviser for the Policing Board has criticised the PSNI’s “endless excuses” over how it records the community background of people who have been arrested or stopped and searched, The Detail reports. The board's annual human rights report noted that that a “sig

A former Northern Ireland solicitor's details are being used as part of an employment scam targeting the UK health sector, the PSNI has warned. The Law Society of Northern Ireland has circulated a report from the PSNI Cyber Crime Centre, which said it has been made aware of the use of details and cr

An investigative journalist has taken the PSNI to a tribunal over its refusal to release a secret review of Special Branch strategy compiled at the height of the Troubles. The dossier was drawn up in 1973 when officers from the Royal Ulster Constabulary’s Special Branch are known to have been

The police have apologised to 115 people after they were stopped and searched without correct approval due to a "technical error". The paperwork authorising the searches had been signed by an individual who lacked authority, the BBC reports.

The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has launched an investigation into the PSNI's enforcement of public health regulations at large public gatherings, including recent Black Lives Matter protests. The investigation will consider whether police have been consistent in their approach to issuing

A proposed re-branding of the PSNI will not go forward for consultation in its current form following a sharp backlash from unionists. The force recently released images of proposed new branding featuring the crest alongside the words "Police Service NI".

Lawyers and human rights activists have criticised the PSNI for fining protesters at Black Lives Matter rallies in Belfast and Derry. Five protests were scheduled to go ahead across Northern Ireland this weekend, but only the Belfast and Derry gatherings went ahead.