PSNI response to data breach will not be fudged, Boutcher vows

PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher gave evidence to a Westminster committee about a major data breach in the force (Liam McBurney/PA)

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) response to a major data breach which saw the details of all officers and staff published online will not be fudged, Chief Constable Jon Boutcher has said.

During an appearance before the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, Mr Boutcher also said that the ultimate financial costs of the leak to the force are “not known”.