Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2014
Public bill · Private Member · Introduced
The Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2014 would strengthen the Garda Ombudsman Commission’s oversight of An Garda Síochána. It would allow the Commission to investigate complaints made by Garda members, resolve complaints informally without needing consent, access the Garda PULSE system, and review Garda policies and procedures to prevent future complaints. It would also make the Garda Commissioner answerable to the Commission for Garda operations, except national-security matters.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Garda Síochána Act 2005 in order to make the Garda Commissioner responsible to the Garda Ombudsman Commission, to allow the Garda Ombudsman Commission investigate complaints concerning any conduct of a member of the Garda Síochána made by another member of An Garda Síochána, to remove the requirement of consent in order for the Garda Ombudsman Commission to reach informal resolution of complaints, to grant the Garda Ombudsman Commission access to the Garda PULSE computer system and to permit the Garda Ombudsman Commission to examine any practice, policy or procedure of an Garda Síochána in order to prevent complaints arising
Last updated 12 April 2018
- Niall Collins Primary
- First StageDáil
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- Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] Dáil
- Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2014: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] Dáil
- Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage Dáil