An independent review of the Northern Ireland Policing Board has
been received by Justice Minister .
The report has now been shared with relevant statutory bodies to
review the recommendations pertinent to them and has also been
shared with the Justice Committee as the scrutiny body.
The Minister said: “I would like to thank and Dr John Topping for their
commitment to carrying out this review in such a tight
timeframe. I fully appreciate the challenging nature of a review
of this type, and I thank them for their contributions and
valuable insight.”
The Independent Reviewer engaged with more than 70 stakeholders
including statutory bodies and other parties of interest.
Concluding the Minister said: “I will now take time to
consider the report and give time to the statutory bodies to also
consider the recommendations relevant to them.”
The report can be found at: www.justice-ni.gov.uk/publications/independent-review-northern-ireland-policing-board-report
Notes to editors:
- On 12 September 2024 the Justice Minister commissioned the
independent review of the Policing Board and appointed Mr
, former Permanent Secretary
in the Northern Ireland Civil Service and Dr John Topping,
senior lecturer of Criminology at Queens University Belfast to
take the review forward.
- The terms of reference for the review can be found at the
following link https://www.justice-ni.gov.uk/news/long-launches-review-northern-ireland-policing-board
