Question follow-through · 99008
Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman’s national security vetting has been reviewed in the last 12 months: and whether the office holder has access to material classified as top secret.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 10 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 5 Jan 2026 · 26 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman’s national security vetting has been reviewed in the last 12 months: and whether the office holder has access to material classified as top secret.
15 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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5 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Police Ombudsman is accountable to the Northern Ireland Assembly, through the Northern Ireland Minister for Justice. The Office of the Ombudsman is a NDPB of the NI Department of Justice.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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