Launch of recruitment campaign to appoint a Deputy Police Ombudsman

The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has today launched a recruitment competition to appoint a Deputy Police Ombudsman in accordance with the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024.

The competition will be conducted by the Public Appointments Service and the competition is available on the Public Appointments Service website.

This competition follows the launch of the competition for the Police Ombudsman on 9 February 2024. The recruitment process for the new Designate CEO of Fiosrú is also in progress.

As provided for in the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) will be reconstituted as “Fiosrú” on commencement of the Act later this year.

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