Statistics and Research Branch is staffed by statisticians on long term loan from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. It provides a professional, independent and impartial statistical and research service to Members and Officials of the Policing Board and District Policing Partnerships (DPPs).
Statistics and Research Branch:
- actions, maintains, reviews and updates the Policing Board’s Statistical and Research Strategy 2010 - 2014;
- undertakes internal and external survey work on behalf of the Board, as detailed in the Board’s Statistical and Research Strategy;
- commissions external research and survey work, where appropriate, on public perceptions of the Policing Board, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), DPPs and other policing-related issues;
- collects and interprets statistical information that monitors performance indicators and targets contained in the Annual Policing Plan;
- provides routine and ad-hoc statistical and research advice, guidance and information to the Board, four of its six sub-committees, Board Members and officials and DPPs. The Branch interprets relevant statistical, social research and survey information and publications for the above group;
- monitors and reports complaints against the PSNI (collected by the Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland – OPONI), statistics on the Use of Force and PACE/JSA stops and searches (collected by the PSNI) and statistics on the Independent Custody Visiting Scheme (operated by the Board);
- provides statistical and research support to DPPs to enable them to monitor local policing performance and to carry out their public consultation exercises; and
- conducts survey work and collects statistical information to assist the Board monitor the effectiveness of DPPs.
The complete list of statistical publications and research reports published by the Branch are available in the Publications Section under Omnibus Surveys and Other Surveys and Research
