Garda complaints revamp planned

New procedures are being drawn up for the handling of complaints by the public about gardaí.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has been holding discussions on the issue with Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan and the Garda Siochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC).

Their aim is to establish procedures for dealing with minor complaints that do not warrant a full-scale GSOC inquiry and to set out protocols for responding to grievances which may prevent them becoming issues for GSOC.