Jon Boutcher interim Chief Constable appointment

3 releases from 2 parties, 4 October 2023 to 12 October 2023.

Each party’s website press releases, in order of publication

1. Eastwood welcomes reports of progress on Interim Chief Constable

   • SDLP
   • 4 October 2023
   • Response to an event
   • Criticises a public body, agency or council
   • Contains a proposal

   SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP welcomes news that Jon Boutcher is set to serve as interim Chief Constable of the PSNI, praising his integrity from Operation Kenova work, urging full publication of Kenova reports, a return to 50:50 recruitment and an early meeting with the interim chief to address the

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2. Durkan welcomes appointment of Interim Chief Constable

   • SDLP
   • 12 October 2023
   • Response to an event
   • Criticises a public body, agency or council

   SDLP Policing Board member Mark Durkan welcomes the appointment of Jon Boutcher as interim PSNI Chief Constable, saying he must steady the service after a difficult few months. He calls for renewed recruitment from nationalist, newcomer and working class backgrounds and says the SDLP will seek a…

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3. Job of work to rebuild confidence and trust for new Interim Chief Constable – Kelly

   • Sinn Féin
   • 12 October 2023
   • Response to an event

   Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly welcomes the Policing Board panel's appointment of Jon Boutcher as Interim Chief Constable of the PSNI, saying rebuilding trust after the data leak and Simon Byrne's resignation is a major task.

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Parties with no matching press release found on their website

• Alliance: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• DUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website – coverage for this period is incomplete (partly recovered), so a statement may have been missed.
• UUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• TUV: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Green Party: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• PBP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website – coverage for this period is incomplete (partly recovered), so a statement may have been missed.
• Aontú: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website – coverage for this period is incomplete (partly recovered), so a statement may have been missed.

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