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Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman

Asked by Robin SwannUlster Unionist PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 5 January 2026UIN 99008

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman’s national security vetting has been reviewed in the last 12 months: and whether the office holder has access to material classified as top secret.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The Police Ombudsman is accountable to the Northern Ireland Assembly, through the Northern Ireland Minister for Justice. The Office of the Ombudsman is a NDPB of the NI Department of Justice.

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