Policing Authority slams ‘duplication’ of Garda oversight bodies
The question of 'who guards the Gardaí' is being examined by the Commission on the Future of Policing, which is due to report to the government in September
The Policing Authority has called for an end to “duplication” by the four bodies supervising the Gardaí.
The work of the country’s 13,000 gardaí is currently overseen by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (Gsoc), the Garda Inspectorate, the Policing Authority and the policing division of the Department of Justice. Policing Authority chair Josephine Feehily said that there was not enough space for all of bodies involved.
“We are tripping over each other a ...
