Human Rights & Professional Standards | Northern Ireland Policing Board

The main responsibilities of the Human Rights & Professional Standards Committee are:

To develop and implement a framework for monitoring the performance of the police service in complying with the Human Rights Act
To monitor police performance in public order situations
To consider and review the police service Code of Ethics and its implementation
To keep informed about the implementation of section 75 within the police service in order to ensure that policing is conducted in an impartial manner
To keep informed about the complaints process and to monitor trends and patterns in complaints against police officers
To consider reports produced by the Police Ombudsman under Section 61 of the Police (NI) Act 1998
To liaise with the Police Ombudsman in relation to policy and practice investigations
To keep informed about claims against the police service, suspended officers and the outcome of disciplinary procedures to ensure that lessons are learned and that best practice is promoted
To consider pension forfeiture cases for police officers, in line with relevant regulations, and to make recommendations to the Policing Board on specific cases
To oversee the role and operation of the Custody Visitor Scheme and the Independent Community Observer Scheme
To keep informed about claims against the police service, suspended officers and the outcome of disciplinary procedures to ensure that lessons are learned and that best practice is promoted.

In respect of the Policing Board

To consider complaints about services provided by the Policing Board and to make recommendations to Corporate Policy, Planning and Performance Committee for any necessary action