Garda ombudsman hopes new system will resolve most cases ‘informally’

THE Garda Ombudsman is holding discussions with garda associations and garda management in a bid to set up a system to informally resolve the bulk of complaints it receives.

The new watchdog expects to receive up to 1,200 complaints per year and is preparing for possibly more in the first years of business.

The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) expects to open its door for business in the spring of 2007, more than a year after it was established.