Final statement from the Garda Inspectorate and a timeline showing the inspections, advices and reviews that have been completed along with some examples of the positive outcomes from the reports. Click to download PDF of the Final Statement Click to download PDF of the Timeline Infographic
Press Release Domestic Abuse – An inspection of the Garda Síochána's approach to prevention, protection, prosecution and victim support. The Garda Inspectorate found that the Garda Síochána is committed to supporting and protecting victims of domestic abuse and many of its personnel are delivering a high-quality service, but this was not consistent across the organisation. [...]
Domestic Abuse - Inspection Report Domestic Abuse - Executive Summary This comprehensive inspection report examines the Garda Síochána’s approach to tackling domestic abuse at both strategic and operational levels, with reference to the best standards of comparable police services. In completing this report, the Inspectorate adopted a victim-centred focus. This [...]
Today the Garda Inspectorate has published a post implementation review of Recommendation 8.17 from its 2014 Crime Investigation report which stated “that the Garda Síochána conducts an urgent review of the recording of children’s details as an intelligence record on PULSE”. Generally, a person is assigned a unique PULSE Identification Number (PULSE ID) following their [...]
A Post Implementation Review (PIR) is conducted to verify if a recommendation made in an Inspectorate report has been fully implemented, and if so, whether it is achieving the intended outcome(s). Following an internal assessment process, Recommendation 8.17 in the Inspectorate’s 2014 Crime Investigation report was selected for review. During the 2014 Crime Investigation inspection, [...]
