Code to aid reporting Garda misdeeds

Gardaí and civilian staff will be subject to a new code of ethics which encourages and facilitates the reporting of wrongdoing within the force under the proposed new Policing Authority.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has published a draft bill to establish the new nine-person authority, which she hopes will bring “a further layer of public accountability” to the administration of policing services.

“In particular, the new authority will be tasked with holding the Garda Commissioner to account in relation to all policing services, while developing a key role in the future appointment of senior Garda management,” she said.