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16/06/2016
Integrity Of Student Officers Is 'Not Negotiable' - Policing Board
The Northern Ireland Policing Board has said the sanctions of student officers who allegedly inappropriately shared examination information were not "appropriate or adequate".
An investigation was launched following findings from Chief Constable George Hamilton.
It is believed over 50 students were involved
Policing Board Chair Anne Connolly said: "The Chief Constable has been left in no doubt that Board Members consider this to be a very serious matter which has caused reputational damage to the PSNI.
"The integrity of officers is not negotiable and public confidence in the PSNI relies on officers acting with the highest levels of professionalism in all that they do at all times.
It is deeply concerning to the Board that so many trainees, at the very start of their careers, have been prepared to engage in this impropriety. Members questioned the Chief Constable on their suitability and future credibility to perform the duties of Constable and did not agree that the sanctions imposed were appropriate or adequate.
"In addition to the issues around public confidence in the service, the Board also had questions to ask the Chief Constable around the costs to the PSNI, immediate implications for the operation of the training college, and the actions that need to be taken to ensure the future propriety of the examination process."
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An investigation was launched following findings from Chief Constable George Hamilton.
It is believed over 50 students were involved
Policing Board Chair Anne Connolly said: "The Chief Constable has been left in no doubt that Board Members consider this to be a very serious matter which has caused reputational damage to the PSNI.
"The integrity of officers is not negotiable and public confidence in the PSNI relies on officers acting with the highest levels of professionalism in all that they do at all times.
It is deeply concerning to the Board that so many trainees, at the very start of their careers, have been prepared to engage in this impropriety. Members questioned the Chief Constable on their suitability and future credibility to perform the duties of Constable and did not agree that the sanctions imposed were appropriate or adequate.
"In addition to the issues around public confidence in the service, the Board also had questions to ask the Chief Constable around the costs to the PSNI, immediate implications for the operation of the training college, and the actions that need to be taken to ensure the future propriety of the examination process."
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