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PSNI data breach profoundly concerning, says Long
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA says the scale of a reported PSNI data breach is profoundly concerning, and calls for urgent support and guidance for affected officers, staff and their families. She also seeks an urgent Policing Board meeting with PSNI senior management on the breach.
Justice and policing Issue: PSNI data breach affecting up to 10,000 officers and staff Original release: PSNI data breach profoundly concerning, says Long (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP expresses fresh and further concerns on PSNI data breaches
SDLP MLA and Policing Board member Mark H Durkan says he is writing to the Chief Constable over fresh concerns after PSNI data breaches, asking for daily risk assessment figures, timelines, staff update processes and details of funding talks with London for security costs.
Justice and policing Issue: PSNI data breach affecting up to 10,000 officers and staff Original release: SDLP expresses fresh and further concerns on PSNI data breaches (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Serious questions over PSNI data breach
SDLP Policing Board member Mark H Durkan says PSNI leadership must answer serious questions after a major data breach, and calls on the Chief Constable to make an urgent statement on its scale, cause and remedial steps. He describes it as a critical systems failure requiring immediate action.
Justice and policing Issue: PSNI data breach affecting up to 10,000 officers and staff Original release: Durkan: Serious questions over PSNI data breach (opens in a new tab)
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Are the PSNI incapable of holding data?
TUV Ballymoney Councillor Jonathan McAuley says the PSNI has had at least four serious data breaches in twelve months, including two recent ones exposing details of around 10,700 employees and 200 more officers and staff. He calls for major changes to how the force holds data.
Justice and policing Issue: PSNI data breaches exposing officer and staff details Original release: Are the PSNI incapable of holding data? (opens in a new tab)
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Kelly to raise concerns at unprecedented PSNI data breach at Policing Board emergency meeting
Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly says an unprecedented PSNI data breach affecting up to 10,000 officers and staff could have endangered lives. He will ask the emergency Policing Board meeting why safeguards failed and how quickly measures can prevent a repeat.
Justice and policing Issue: PSNI data breach affecting up to 10,000 officers and staff Original release: Kelly to raise concerns at unprecedented PSNI data breach at Policing Board emergency meeting (opens in a new tab)
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Yet Another Failure in PSNI Data Breach Handling
UUP leader Jon Burrows MLA says the Justice Minister must urgently clarify how names of 41 officers, claimants in civil actions, were published on public court listings and how long they stayed visible. He calls for stronger safeguards for officers after the PSNI data breach.
Justice and policing Issue: Further publication of PSNI officer names exposed in 2023 data breach Original release: Yet Another Failure in PSNI Data Breach Handling (opens in a new tab)
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Robust safeguards needed after further PSNI data breach – Frew
DUP MLA Paul Frew, Chair of the Assembly's Justice Committee, says a further publication of PSNI officer names already exposed in the 2023 data breach must prompt action to protect officer information. He calls for robust safeguards across the justice system and says the Justice Committee will…
Justice and policing Issue: Further publication of PSNI officer names exposed in 2023 data breach Original release: Robust safeguards needed after further PSNI data breach – Frew (opens in a new tab)
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Did PSNI act on previous data security guidance? Clarke
DUP MLA Trevor Clarke says reports that the PSNI received national NPCC guidance on data security in June and July, before the August breach, raise serious questions. He asks how many alerts were received, who received them, what action was taken, and calls for accountability through the…
Justice and policing Issue: PSNI data breach affecting up to 10,000 officers and staff Original release: Did PSNI act on previous data security guidance? Clarke (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Immediate focus of PSNI must be the protection of staff
SDLP Policing Board Member Mark H Durkan MLA says unanswered questions remain after a massive PSNI data breach that exposed thousands of staff identities, and calls for immediate action to protect officers, staff and families, assess risk and ensure accountability and data security.
Justice and policing Issue: PSNI data breach affecting up to 10,000 officers and staff Original release: Durkan: Immediate focus of PSNI must be the protection of staff (opens in a new tab)
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Unprecedented data breach will further undermine PSNI morale: Clarke
DUP Policing Board representative Trevor Clarke says a data breach publishing personal details of PSNI officers and staff online is deeply alarming and jeopardises officers' safety. He calls for a robust response from PSNI senior command and says the DUP will raise concerns with the Chief Constable.
Justice and policing Issue: PSNI data breaches exposing officer and staff details Original release: Unprecedented data breach will further undermine PSNI morale: Clarke (opens in a new tab)
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O'Toole: Long letting down PSNI staff with unprofessional mixed messaging
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA says Justice Minister Naomi Long acted unprofessionally by raising hopes of PSNI officers and staff over compensation for the recent data breach, after she later corrected her claim of £119m in secured funding. He calls on her to apologise.
Justice and policing Issue: Police data breach compensation funding confusion and Justice Minister's correction Original release: O'Toole: Long letting down PSNI staff with unprofessional mixed messaging (opens in a new tab)
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Policing Board meeting only ‘scratched surface’ on data leak
DUP Policing Spokesperson Trevor Clarke MLA says the PSNI must urgently devise a plan to identify ongoing risks to individual officers after a major data breach, and calls for answers on why safeguards failed following an emergency Policing Board meeting.
Justice and policing Issue: PSNI data breach affecting up to 10,000 officers and staff Original release: Policing Board meeting only ‘scratched surface’ on data leak (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Fourth PSNI data breach beggars belief
SDLP Policing Board member Mark H Durkan says a fourth PSNI data breach, involving a laptop and police journal that fell from a vehicle onto the M2, is unacceptable and demands the PSNI fully explain the circumstances. He has written to the Chief Constable and is tabling a Board question on losses…
Justice and policing Issue: PSNI laptop and police journal lost from vehicle on M2 Original release: Durkan: Fourth PSNI data breach beggars belief (opens in a new tab)
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Nesbitt Voices Concern Over Safety Implications of Data Leak
Ulster Unionist Policing Board representative Mike Nesbitt MLA voices concern over the PSNI data breach, urging officers and staff worried about their safety to request risk assessments and questioning whether the force has capacity to assess around 10,000 named individuals.
Justice and policing Issue: PSNI data breach affecting up to 10,000 officers and staff Original release: Nesbitt Voices Concern Over Safety Implications of Data Leak (opens in a new tab)
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Nesbitt Queries PSNI Timeline Surrounding 6 July Theft
UUP MLA Mike Nesbitt writes to Chief Constable Simon Byrne questioning the PSNI’s statement on the 6 July theft of a laptop, radio and a data sheet containing details of about 200 officers from a Newtownabbey officer’s vehicle, and calls for clarification on delays in senior awareness, officer alert
Justice and policing Issue: Newtownabbey police laptop and data sheet theft Original release: Nesbitt Queries PSNI Timeline Surrounding 6 July Theft (opens in a new tab)
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PSNI are being stretched to breaking point - Chambers
UUP MLA Alan Chambers warns the PSNI is stretched to breaking point, saying under‑resourcing by the Department of Justice hampers response to disorder and everyday crime, and calls on the Finance Minister to ring‑fence policing funds and the Justice Minister to act.
Justice and policing Public finance and taxation Original release: PSNI are being stretched to breaking point - Chambers (opens in a new tab)
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One Calamity After Another
UUP Justice Spokesperson Doug Beattie MC MLA says the latest PSNI data breach, involving names of serving officers disclosed by the courts, is another failure by the Department of Justice and a Minister who avoids responsibility. He claims a Memorandum of Understanding with the courts could have…
Justice and policing Issue: Further publication of PSNI officer names exposed in 2023 data breach Original release: One Calamity After Another (opens in a new tab)
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PSNI’s shocking failure to warn murder victim must be fully investigated – Kelly
Sinn Féin Policing spokesperson Gerry Kelly calls for a full, transparent investigation into the PSNI's failure to alert Glenn Quinn to a threat against his life before he was killed by the UDA. He will raise it at the Policing Board.
Justice and policing Issue: PSNI failure to warn Glenn Quinn of threat to his life Original release: PSNI’s shocking failure to warn murder victim must be fully investigated – Kelly (opens in a new tab)
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TUV challenges Chief Constable on data breaches
TUV Leader Jim Allister writes to the PSNI Chief Constable demanding answers on a major data breach, asking who was accountable, what supervision existed, who signed off the FOI response, and whether mishandling classified information amounts to gross misconduct.
Justice and policing Issue: PSNI data breach affecting up to 10,000 officers and staff Original release: TUV challenges Chief Constable on data breaches (opens in a new tab)
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McLaughlin: Latest PSNI allegations extremely concerning
SDLP Policing Board member Sinéad McLaughlin calls on Chief Constable Simon Byrne to disclose whether other officers are under investigation over similar cases, after two families alleged officers shared images of their deceased relatives.
Justice and policing Issue: PSNI officer sharing suicide victim images Original release: McLaughlin: Latest PSNI allegations extremely concerning (opens in a new tab)
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Kelly seeking urgent meeting with Chief Constable on serious police misconduct
Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly seeks a prompt meeting with PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne after fresh claims that an officer distributed images of a suicide victim, noting a suspension, a dismissal and urging swift, transparent action.
Justice and policing Issue: PSNI officer sharing suicide victim images Original release: Kelly seeking urgent meeting with Chief Constable on serious police misconduct (opens in a new tab)
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PSNI must tackle systemic failures around abuse of position – Ennis
SDLP... no, Sinn Féin MLA Sinead Ennis calls on the PSNI to urgently address systemic failures around abuse of position for sexual purposes, citing TEO Committee evidence that 26 of 30 suspended officers face violence against women and girls-related issues. She urges the Justice Minister to bring…
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: TEO Committee evidence on PSNI abuse of position for sexual purposes Original release: PSNI must tackle systemic failures around abuse of position – Ennis (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 12 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Sir Jeffrey - " political considerations should not direct…
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP says he assured new permanent Chief Constable Jon Boutcher of party support, and calls for checks to stop Sinn Fein's influence in senior police ranks. He also urges the Government to fund the PSNI's estimated £45m budget shortfall.
Justice and policing Public finance and taxation Issue: Jon Boutcher appointment as PSNI Chief Constable Original release: Sir Jeffrey - " political considerations should not direct… (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan welcomes appointment of Interim Chief Constable
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…
Justice and policing Issue: Jon Boutcher interim Chief Constable appointment Original release: Durkan welcomes appointment of Interim Chief Constable (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Decline in Catholic PSNI applications should signal alarm bells
SDLP Policing Board member Colin McGrath MLA says the 27% Catholic share of latest PSNI applicants, the lowest since 2013, should alarm people, warning that projected figures point to 23% in ten years. He links the decline to dissident threats, legacy case handling and recent errors including a…
Justice and policing Issue: PSNI recruitment drive lowest Catholic applicant share since 2013 Original release: McGrath: Decline in Catholic PSNI applications should signal alarm bells (opens in a new tab)