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12/02/2025
Police Ombudsman To Appeal Court Ruling
The Police Ombudsman has announced her intention to appeal the judgment by Justice Scoffield in relation to the Operation Achille and Greenwich reports.
The Ombudsman believes the judgment departs from the Court of Appeal's clear ruling in the 2020 Hawthorne and White case, which held that it would be appropriate for the Ombudsman "to acknowledge that the matters uncovered by [her] were very largely what the families claimed constituted collusive behaviour."
The Ombudsman has consistently followed this ruling in subsequent reports.
The current judgment has significant implications for the scope of the Ombudsman's powers in relation to extant legacy cases, non-Troubles related historical investigations, and complaints about current police officer conduct.
The Ombudsman's Office notes that Justice Scoffield makes clear that nothing in his judgment undermines or casts doubts on the professionalism, dedication or bona fides of the work of the Ombudsman's Office.
Further consideration is being given to an appeal in respect of Operation Farrier.
The Ombudsman believes the judgment departs from the Court of Appeal's clear ruling in the 2020 Hawthorne and White case, which held that it would be appropriate for the Ombudsman "to acknowledge that the matters uncovered by [her] were very largely what the families claimed constituted collusive behaviour."
The current judgment has significant implications for the scope of the Ombudsman's powers in relation to extant legacy cases, non-Troubles related historical investigations, and complaints about current police officer conduct.
The Ombudsman's Office notes that Justice Scoffield makes clear that nothing in his judgment undermines or casts doubts on the professionalism, dedication or bona fides of the work of the Ombudsman's Office.
Further consideration is being given to an appeal in respect of Operation Farrier.
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