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Police
Ombudsman
The Police Ombudsman is Al Hutchinson.
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to visit his biography
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The
Police Ombudsman's Office
Our Office has 125 staff and is based at Church Street
in
Belfast (opposite St Anne's Cathedral).
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Chief
Executive
The Chief Executive is Mr Sam Pollock. His role is to
oversee the smooth running of the Office and to support
the Police Ombudsman in the exercise of his duties. He
is also the Accounting Officer for the Police Ombudsman
to the Northern Ireland Office and carries executive responsibility
for all resources and corporate services.
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Senior Director of Investigations
The Senior Director of Investigations is Mr Jim Coupland. His role is to oversee the handling of all complaints referred to the Office by members of the public, by the Secretary of State, the Chief Constable or by the Policing Board.
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Director of Investigations
The Director of Investigations is John Larkin. He is responsible for the team of Investigating Officers who deal with the whole range of investigations carried out by the Office. These include the investigations into the past as well as the volume complaints received by the Office.
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The Corporate Services
Directorate
Olwen Laird is the director of Corporate Services. She
is responsible for all administrative matters, including
the proper spending of the Police Ombudsman's budget,
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The
Information Directorate
Tim Gracey is the Director of Information. The Directorate
is responsible for the flow of information from the Police
Ombudsman’s Office to the public through various
channels, including the media, its website and meetings
within the community. The Directorate is also responsible
for the supply of information internally through its library
service and intranet.
In addition, the Information Directorate is responsible
for co-ordinating presentations to community and youth
groups across Northern Ireland. If you are a member
of a group who would like to learn more about the work
of the Office, and an opportunity to ask questions of
interest to your group, please contact either Gary Hewitt (gary.hewitt@policeombudsman.org)
or Andrew Ruston (andrew.ruston@policeombudsman.org) .
The Directorate will also deal with other requests for
general information about the Office. You can use the
contact details available on this website.
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The Policy and Practice
Directorate
The role of the Policy and Practice Directorate, which
is led by Mr Greg Mullan, is to help develop policies
and improve all areas of practice and performance throughout
the Police Ombudsman's Office enabling it to more effectively
carry out its statutory duties. The Directorate's purpose
is to add strength and value to the work of the Office
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Legal Services
The Director of Legal Service is Mr Jim Kitson. Jim is a Solicitor and was previously in Partnership in general practice. He is responsible for dealing with all legal matters affecting the office, including issues pertaining to Legislation, litigation matters and the provision of general legal advice to the Ombudsman and his staff. |
